Beginning Quote by Patrick J. Adams

I wanted to be in show business, and I was funny.

— Tom Smothers

John Kricfalusi wanted me to quit the job when he got fired in 1992. But the problem there is that I wasn't his partner.…

— Billy West

I was fired from my own television show, CBS's Family Law. It was the second time this had happened in my career, the first…

— Paul Haggis

But I'm kind of spoilt when it comes to comedy. I was on 'Friends', which was one of the funniest things on television.

— Matt LeBlanc

One week after getting married in my thirties - while I was working as the main anchor at the CBS affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio…

— Gretchen Carlson

I was getting annoyed with comedy-drama. I felt like sitcom needed to get back to making people laugh every three lines.

— Lucy Beaumont

I've seen episodes of 'Friends' which are as funny as any sitcom I've ever seen.

— David Baddiel

I was fired from my television job, simple as that. Well, downsized, really, a classic 1990s situation.

— Lee Child

I was always pretty funny with my friends.

— Kenan Thompson

I probably wouldn't have pursued comedy further if my friends didn't tell me that my getting kicked off the stage was the funniest thing…

— Jermaine Fowler

People see me laughing and telling jokes, but they had no idea after the show was over, I had no joy in my life,…

— Steve Harvey

I was working on 'My Little Pony' in the '80s, but I got fired because I couldn't draw the ponies well enough. It was…

— Butch Hartman