Ability Quote by Mike Birbiglia

Unquestionably, standup comedy is and has always been an art form.

— Shelley Berman

Stand-up comedy is an art form and it dies unless you expand it.

— Sam Kinison

I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled.

— Bob Mortimer

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 keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.

— Tommy Davidson

I find comedy to be one of the highest of the art forms.

— Taylor Momsen

There's a big thing right now with people using stand-up as a scapegoat. People think comedians have the power to change someone in an…

— Bill Burr

I think comedy is the hardest art form there is.

— John Popper

Comedy is really not like any other art form in that it's very specialized and varied in it's content, but generic in it's title.

— Joe Rogan

A lot of people think stand-up comedy is one person performing to an audience, but I love it more when it's a dialogue, an…

— Rosie Jones

Stand-up comedy in the end, unlike the rest of the entertainment industry, is a meritocracy. There's a certain level of undeniability you can work…

— Jim Gaffigan

Making art is like humour - very moment dependent.

— Michael Denton