Acting Quote by Michael Waltrip

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

Stand-up comedy is something that you have to strive to do, multiple times a night, every night, to be good.

— Ali Wong

Stand-up comedy is a different game all together. You have to improvise on the spot if you feel that the audience isn't enjoying your…

— Johnny Lever

Stand-up comedy is a sickness. Who wouldn't want a room full of people laughing and screaming at you just because of who you are?…

— Howie Mandel

For me, stand-up comedy is a conversation between me and the audience. I have to keep them listening. When I'm making jokes about cake…

— Jim Gaffigan

Standup comedy is fun. I mean other than having to experience the excruciating lonlieness and unacknowledged sadness that results in funny.

— Dov Davidoff

Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in…

— Mike Nichols

Stand-up comedy is all you. It's your show, it's your game. You control every aspect of it - of that experience and that expression.…

— Bryan Callen

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could…

— John Oliver

I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience;…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

The thing about stand-ups is you can't really get good unless you're failing in front of a large number of people. That makes stand-up…

— David Steinberg

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