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I loved stand-up, but I never thought you could do it as a job.

— Romesh Ranganathan

Stand-up is still my job. That is the thing I wanted to get into when I was 21. You cannot beat the immediacy of…

— Jon Richardson

Some people use stand-up to get something else in their careers, but it's truly the art form of stand-up I love.

— Judy Gold

My first time on TV doing stand-up, I actually did this show in Holland called 'The Comedy Factory' hosted by Jorgen Raymann. It was…

— Hannibal Buress

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

Growing up, I didn't really watch a lot of standup. I didn't know you could be a low-energy comedian. It was something I did…

— Dan Mintz

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

One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You…

— Nick Cannon

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

I hate watching stand-ups.

— Josh Thomas

Little did I know that earning a living at stand-up is the hardest thing you can do. But once I started doing it, I…

— Greg Giraldo