Applause Quote by Phyllis Diller

I don't think stand-up is being appreciated as much as it could be and I don't think it has for a long time. There's…

— Mitch Hedberg

“When a singer sings, he acts out his feelings. Good comics don’t simply tell jokes, they act them out with a very specific emotional…

— Judy Carter

The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job.…

— Marcus Brigstocke

There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums. I think stand-up is a…

— Marcus Brigstocke

It's a unique thing to stand in front of a crowd and sing your songs.

— Marcus Mumford

You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.

— K. D. Lang

The only negative about doing stand-up is that you're on the road by yourself. When you're on the road with comics we just crack…

— Jeff Foxworthy

You look up at drama, down at comedy. A singer, looking up is okay. A comic, it's death.

— Buddy Hackett

People are coming to shows on the strength of one song. I guess that's the way it goes.

— Kurt Cobain

It's not enough to hit the notes. There is no point in the singers just standing there and sounding wonderful if they're not connecting…

— Bruce Beresford

There's only one rule in stand-up, which is that you have to be funny. Yet 99 per cent of comics look and talk exactly…

— Bo Burnham

But stand-up is also one of the few art forms where women aren't judged on their appearance - possibly the only one where people…

— Roisin Conaty