Amount Quote by Marcus Brigstocke

I don't think stand-up is being appreciated as much as it could be and I don't think it has for a long time. There's…

— Mitch Hedberg

The only negative about doing stand-up is that you're on the road by yourself. When you're on the road with comics we just crack…

— Jeff Foxworthy

Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you can work…

— Jim Gaffigan

Standup is really the only thing in the entertainment business that you do totally alone.

— Brad Garrett

A lot of people think stand-up comedy is one person performing to an audience, but I love it more when it's a dialogue, an…

— Rosie Jones

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

Even though standup seems like one-way conversation, if you're doing it right, it's actually a two-way discussion between the comic and the audience... the…

— Dave Rubin

Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary.

— Shel Silverstein

Of all the awards, the Stand-up Comic Audience Award is our favorite. It is a chance to honor the performers who spend much of…

— George Schlatter

The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job.…

— Marcus Brigstocke

Stand up comedy can be a tough world to break into. It can take years of painful soul searching, disappointing performances, and pounding the…

— Sarah Cooper

There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and talk exactly…

— Bo Burnham