Cities Quote by Mike Birbiglia

If you want to be a stand-up comedian or an artist, you move to New York.

— T. J. Miller

There's a lot of theaters in New York. You can always go out and be around a lot of like-minded comedians.

— Kenan Thompson

I've been doing comedy in New York since 2007.

— Scott Rogowsky

I'm quietly becoming New York's premiere actor. People don't understand. They have me pigeon-holed as a comedian.

— Colin Quinn

Something about New York, man: You can do more comedy there probably than you can anywhere in the world. If you're interested in being…

— Dave Chappelle

There are many problems with being a comedian: the travel, the late nights, the pressure, the fear of running out of funny things to…

— Jon Richardson

It never dawned on me that I had the option of becoming a comedian. I come from a little dirt street town in northwest…

— Ron White

If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh.

— Nick Swardson

I basically did comedy there for about a year, and then moved to New York. If I had it to do over again, I…

— Todd Barry

I feel blessed to be able to do my stand up comedy all over the world, because some people never even leave New York.

— Charlie Murphy

You have to understand how bad I wanted to be a comedian, how much I loved doing it. I still can't believe I get…

— Bill Burr

Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

— Michael Gambon