Hate Quote by Patton Oswalt

I was always fascinated by the stand-up comedy shows from my childhood.

— Tejaswi Madivada

Stand-up comedy had an interesting effect on me in terms of how I started to think about constructing things, because I really loved the…

— Mark Leyner

I think we grew up thinking that the funniest things on TV were the old, serious movies. I always liked the Marx Brothers, but…

— David Zucker

When I started stand-up - and this is in the '90s - there was definitely people hadn't watched decades of Comedy Central, where people…

— Jim Gaffigan

In years past, comedy and fashion just haven't often gone hand in hand, so even though I love it, it wasn't something I ever…

— Ego Nwodim

I was a huge fan of comedy when I was a child.

— Ron White

I grew up on Laurel and Hardy. I'm aware from my own experience that comedy has got quite a fierce sell-by date, but that…

— Frank Skinner

I miss the comedy of the '70s and '80s, like 'Only Fools And Horses' and 'Fawlty Towers,' so I'm glad I'm put in that…

— Brendan O'Carroll

When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids' TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing…

— Ewan McGregor

People don't realize, or maybe they've forgotten, that there was a time in history when standup comedy wasn't something that you had to hide…

— Brad Stine

I think that I recall the nostalgic '50s: the start of early television and rock-and-roll, and I think everything seemed to get very generic.…

— Rick Moranis

I just loved comedy, and I think it was my parents who initially brought up the notion of me trying to do stand-up.

— Seth Rogen