Because Quote by Judah Friedlander

I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience;…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

As a standup comedian, you have to develop a sense of fearlessness. It's really important for your livelihood and your well-being. And if you…

— John DiMaggio

For me, stand-up comedy is a conversation between me and the audience. I have to keep them listening. When I'm making jokes about cake…

— Jim Gaffigan

Stand-up comedy is a different game all together. You have to improvise on the spot if you feel that the audience isn't enjoying your…

— Johnny Lever

I'm not a comedian. I don't do stand-up. I don't tell jokes. I'm a comedic actor, and approach my work that way. The comedy…

— Eugene Levy

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

— Ali Wong

If you look up the definition of stand-up comedy, it's funny on purpose. A little bit of pressure there. It's basically acting. You're telling…

— Michael Waltrip

I needed to be more self-determining, and the most self-determining thing you can do in comedy is stand-up.

— Neal Brennan

With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes.

— Chris Hardwick

We've all seen comedians look like they're reaching just a little bit too much for the laugh. This is counterproductive. The conceit of standup…

— Romesh Ranganathan

An aspiring comedian must be determined to get to his or her true feelings on a subject and convey that to the audience. Figure…

— Franklyn Ajaye

The thing about stand-ups is you can't really get good unless you're failing in front of a large number of people. That makes stand-up…

— David Steinberg