Comedy Quote by Kurt Braunohler

Gradually the live TV scene simmered out, replaced by film, and that took place in L.A. So many actors left New York.

— William Shatner

I didn't have enough money to go to New York or L.A. so I had a couple of friends who were moving to Chicago…

— Megan Stalter

I feel like L.A. is more of a showcase, and Chicago is a pure comedy scene where you're doing comedy for comedy. You're doing…

— Anonymous

I've been doing comedy in New York since 2007.

— Scott Rogowsky

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being…

— Dave Chappelle

My intent when I moved to L.A. was to get in good with the comedy clubs and, eventually, try to break into Comedy Central…

— Nico Santos

There's a lot of comedy in Intermission but it's got this depth. It's not comedy for comedy's sake - it's informed by something else.…

— Cillian Murphy

New York is looked at as the grad school of comedy.

— Baron Vaughn

There is an overarching comedy community, and then there are little comedy community pockets, almost like the way L.A. is structured. You have this…

— Janet Varney

Comedy becomes intensified in short scenes.

— Paul Lieberstein

I really like just super dry comedy.

— Zach Braff

I think when you're on a show that takes place in N.Y.C. but film it in L.A. there is just a vibe that feels…

— Merritt Wever