Easy Quote by Michelle Buteau

If you want to do standup, you have to go on stage. That's the only way to get good - stage times.

— Jimmy O. Yang

Getting on stage doing standup anytime is hard. You never know what you're going to say. You live and die on your next word.

— Eddie Griffin

When you're doing stand-up, you want to stand onstage and, to the extent that you can, uncomplicatedly entertain.

— John Oliver

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

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

I'm grateful that I had that uphill battle for 10 years of going onstage and having nobody know who I was, because you have…

— Patton Oswalt

All the truly great stand-ups say, 'I go onstage, and I work on jokes. The inspiration will happen while I'm doing my work.' To…

— Patton Oswalt

Stand-up is just me trying to be as funny as possible in the most concentrated hour with me standing on stage with no storyline,…

— Jim Jefferies

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

— Doug Stanhope

It's weird because standup can be like therapy. Comedians can't be satisfied with just having fun with our friends. We've got to figure out…

— Artie Lange

The best part about being a stand-up is the connection with the audience. There's nothing more gratifying then when you can make 300 people…

— Aries Spears

Before I started doing standup, I knew that I had what it takes to develop an act. I went down to clubs with not…

— Charlie Murphy