Good Quote by Lenny Henry

I'm a huge sketch comedy fan, and I think my love of sketch is reflected in my stand-up in that I do a lot…

— Iliza Shlesinger

Specifically in stand-up, I love jokes. I love short, structured ideas and a punchline.

— Demetri Martin

I really like comedy. There's always a choice, when you're writing: you can either go for the joke or you can go for the…

— David Chase

What I love about sketch is that the writing of it is idea-based. It's not story-based. It's like, 'This is a behavior, and we're…

— Adam Pally

You really have no idea whether or not what you're writing is funny. In stand-up and sketch comedy, you know right away and you…

— Michael Showalter

I did sketch comedy for years. Ive always enjoyed it.

— Jamie Farr

I like writing a joke, and I like when a joke works, and I like other comics who tell jokes.

— Dave Attell

I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it.

— Jamie Farr

A lot of people get into stand-up as a back door into acting or something. But I really like writing jokes and telling jokes.

— Ali Wong

Stand-up comedy is what I do, and it's so rewarding. If you write a joke and tell it to an audience of 15,000 people…

— Michael McIntyre

My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story.

— Carol Burnett

A really good stand-up comic is a poet; it's about the use of language. It can be really poetic. And I like politically conscious…

— Sherman Alexie