Body Quote by Pete Holmes

When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a…

— Judah Friedlander

Anyone who does stand-up comedy can agree that doing a late-night spot is a dream of theirs.

— Phoebe Robinson

Watching live actors onstage, in something that changes night by night, real people picking up cues from each other, it concentrates you on the…

— Hilary Mantel

There used to be a lot of acts, which was good, because people don't want to see the same act every night. But, you…

— Mickey Gilley

The great part of being in a play or a sitcom is that you're telling someone else's story. Standup is just you, exposing your…

— Tom Rosenthal

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

Anybody who's done standup will tell you that there's nothing like it. The show starts at 8:00, the curtain goes up and there's nobody…

— Denis Leary

It's good to do stand-up. It kind of wakes you up and makes you feel like you're doing something. You got the crowd right…

— David Spade

Late night is no different than making a film, really, except that it's faster, and if you do a crap one, you can do…

— Craig Ferguson

On any given night, what allows me to get to that higher ground is the audience.

— Bruce Springsteen

Just because you don't know how to do stand-up doesn't mean you don't know how to put on a show.

— Jack Black

Part of standup is being loose and having a good time yourself and that translates to the audience.

— John Mulaney