British Quote by Josh Widdicombe

I enjoy stand-up because it has the biggest reward: instant gratification. You can hear the people laughing.

— Wanda Sykes

The best part about stand-up is that you control everything. Period. When you work in movies, or on TV shows, there are 50 other…

— Pauly Shore

Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more…

— Elayne Boosler

Stand-up comedy is something that you have to strive to do, multiple times a night, every night, to be good.

— Ali Wong

Stand-up is a real art form in itself and one that I really think to be good at you have to devote your entire…

— Rob Corddry

Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.

— Jack Whitehall

I just always loved stand-up. It's like magic. You say something, and a whole room full of people laughs together. Say something else, they…

— Dave Chappelle

I really like doing stand-up, because it gives you an immense amount of freedom. You haven't got anyone telling you what to do. It's…

— Sean Lock

I like doing stand-up and I love putting out TV specials.

— Dave Attell

I just love the subversion of dialogue in sitcoms, stand-up is monologue and that is entertaining for a lot of people but personally I…

— Doc Brown

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people…

— Aries Spears

I enjoy stand up so much because I take time off, and then I'll be excited to go back to it.

— Bo Burnham