Experience Quote by Johnny Lever

In the '80s especially, a lot of comedians felt compelled to stick with what made them famous and those people became caricatures.

— Sarah Silverman

Comedians are like pop bands. When you're young, you have ruddy principles and don't do old stuff because you don't want to take away…

— Harry Enfield

I just respected comedians whether they were or they weren't, from, you know, new or old.

— Steve Martin

I was immediately into all the great movie comedians - Woody Allen, Mel Brooks, Richard Pryor, Gene Wilder. Everything those guys had anything to…

— Doug Benson

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my…

— Kayvan Novak

The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder…

— Jimmy Carr

That's why modern corporate movie making has become so laborious that comedians are kind of kicked out by 50.

— Dana Carvey

I've heard a lot of comedians were young when their parents divorced, or when a parent died or was killed. It forces you to…

— Fred Willard

You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get…

— Bill Burr

I had no intention of becoming a comedian. I just wanted to make people happy. I tried everything-I shucked oysters, I painted houses, I…

— Ellen DeGeneres

For me, comedians are like the epitome for everything great, and they terrify me. I just want to be them. I want to be…

— Tatiana Maslany

I think there comes a time in any comedian's career where they can either coast or keep growing and evolving.

— Ted Alexandro