Alpha Quote by Katherine Ryan

Stand up comedy is this thing you get to do, so you have to treat it with respect. You can't just be like, 'Alright,…

— Bill Burr

Stand-up comedy is a raunchy profession.

— Aziz Ansari

Stand-up comedy is a really lonely profession: you 'perform for 2000 people, then you go to a hotel room by yourself and stare at…

— Anh Do

A lot of people think stand-up comedy is one person performing to an audience, but I love it more when it's a dialogue, an…

— Rosie Jones

Comedy is getting more diverse - you can do anything on a stage now. It doesn't have to be just one man and a…

— Alex Horne

I'm used to doing standup comedy where it's just me and a microphone and what I say goes.

— Esther Povitsky

I have been lucky enough to work in all kinds of comedy. I prefer working with other people. I could never do stand-up.

— June Whitfield

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 keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.

— Tommy Davidson

Stand-up comedy is a sickness. Who wouldn't want a room full of people laughing and screaming at you just because of who you are?…

— Howie Mandel

To me, stand-up comedy is a place where you can say whatever you want. So to not use that space to say whatever you…

— Simon Amstell

Stand-up comedy is still a very male-dominated world. You look at a set list and maybe there's one woman on there.

— Ari Graynor