As far as Quote by Maria Bamford

There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters.

— Jim Gaffigan

I guess ultimately a lot of comedians just wanna be taken seriously.

— Will Ferrell

Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh.

— Robyn Hitchcock

Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny. Anybody funny…

— Jon Lovitz

In real life, comedians aren't funny.

— Michael Showalter

Comedy is simply a funny way of being serious.

— Peter Ustinov

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my…

— Kayvan Novak

It's very confusing to me why people take comedians so seriously.

— Brad Williams

I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.

— Anonymous

For the most part, comedians are pretty friendly with each other. They always say they badmouth each other, but most of the time, they're…

— Colin Quinn

I'm not really a comedian, innit; I just naturally say things which people class as funny.

— Big Narstie

Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.

— Mort Sahl