Comedy club Quote by Martin Lindstrom

When you are honest in your comedy, you have to acknowledge the world that you're in. Through a comedic voice you're talking about what…

— Trevor Noah

Because I'm around comedians all the time, in my downtime I tend not to watch comedy. Something the whole family enjoys is 'You've Been…

— Nina Conti

Comedians have a huge carte blanche and the ability to get away with saying a lot of things.

— Marilyn Manson

The audience loves when the comedian talks to them. You're creating inside jokes, which creates a community.

— Wendy Liebman

Comedians can articulate some important and profound ideas that address a lot of the hypocrisy we're inundated with (in the media).

— Ted Alexandro

One thing I found very interesting about comedians around the world was their knowledge of stuff outside of their own culture and comfort zone.…

— Hasan Minhaj

Comedians are sociologists. We're pointing out stuff that the general public doesn't even stop to think about, looking at life in slow-motion and questioning…

— Steven Wright

Some comedians will tour and do these classic bits all the time. But now with YouTube and Comedy Central, people see your stuff, and…

— Aziz Ansari

I love pure joke-tellers, but if I go to see a comedian for a full show, I want to feel I know them more…

— John Bishop

Comedy has a responsibility to be a voice of society, so within that, there's always going to be those that talk about those subjects…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

All comedy is really talking about social issues and things that are affecting our lives.

— Tom Green

People don't come to a comedy club simply to hear someone's thoughts, no matter how profound.

— Ted Alexandro