Always Quote by Kathryn Hahn

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 a raunchy profession.

— Aziz Ansari

I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled.

— Bob Mortimer

I don't like stand-up comedy that requires a lot of props. I really respect people who can walk out onstage alone and with no…

— David Letterman

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

— Doug Stanhope

I still like doing stand-up now, but it's not the same. It used to be that I was out there with five other comedians.…

— Adam Sandler

At the end of the day, stand-up comedy is like acting when the audience are the other characters that I'm acting with.

— Brett Gelman

I feel that I'm a stand-up comedian more than anything else, that's my job.

— Lee Mack

I always think stand-up is the most brutal environment for a comedian.

— Dominic Holland

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

When I started out doing comedy, I was still in college and was working day jobs. I taught preschool for a few years. And…

— Josh Gondelman

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