Clubs Quote by Leigh Steinberg

Everything that happened there in the '70s and '80s made it an important place for me. As a kid I became obsessed with David…

— Tony Hinchcliffe

The Comedy Cellar, the Stand... that's where I met Jimmy Fallon. Caroline's was a huge comedy club for me. I did every club.

— Nate Bargatze

Several of my uncles are comedians. My father is a comedian; my grandfather was known for his jokes. It definitely runs in the family.

— Charlie Murphy

My favorite comedians were Jimmy Durante, George Burns, senior citizens.

— Joseph Bologna

I toured as a nightclub comedian and did some television in New York.

— Jackie Coogan

I worked with so many comedians who became big names - so many, I can't even remember some of their names. John Byner, Totie…

— Trini Lopez

My mother's side of the family was in the production side of theatre. My grandfather, Jose Vega, was a general manager for Neil Simon…

— Yancy Butler

Comedians in the Midwest are scrappy. We're always touring and doing shows in the middle of random places, and that's a cool thing I…

— Sarah Sherman

My parents were on the Grand Ole Opry. They traveled all over the country singing hillbilly music. That's what they called it back then.…

— Charlie Haden

One night I attended a Laughing Liberally comedy show. There was one funny comedian there - Lee Camp.

— Matt Labash

My great-grandfather was a variety hall comedian called Billy Mack.

— Lee Mack

One day in '61, I was looking in the Santa Monica phone book for a number, and there it was: Stan Laurel, Ocean Avenue…

— Dick Van Dyke