Because Quote by Norm MacDonald

Whenever I do theaters, I don't like 'em. I don't think they're right for stand-up.

— Norm MacDonald

It's always been about when I do theater, the audience is just a viewer, not taking part in what's onstage. Whereas if you're doing…

— Jon Glaser

When you're doing stand-up, you achieve an intimacy with the audience you can't get on TV. There's not a better feeling in the entire…

— Bill Engvall

When I come out to do my stand-up set, I pretty much get bombarded with lines from movies. You try to play off it…

— Kevin Heffernan

Stand-up keeps you on your toes because it's instant. With TV and movies, you have to wait for the numbers to come in to…

— Mo'Nique

The greatest thing about stand-up is that it is the opposite of making a film.

— Brett Goldstein

Without sounding negative, I'm not a huge fan of a lot of stand-up. I'm more interested in an absurd kind of theater.

— Harland Williams

With stand-up, it doesn't matter who you are. If the audience claps because they love your movies, that clapping stops after five seconds, and…

— Aubrey Plaza

I don't know, I find that honestly, the stand-up thing in some ways is a little bit of a cliche to carry around, because…

— Jim Gaffigan

In theatres, you're kind of disconnected. Also, it's way too big for the likes of me. Unless you're Robin Williams or someone that can…

— Norm MacDonald

Stand-up is the only thing in which you actually write it, act it and direct it simultaneously, so it's actually a great theater exercise.

— Lewis Black

Stand-up is like a movie every night. You write it, direct it, produce it, the audience votes, and you go home. There's nothing more…

— Elayne Boosler