Husband Quote by Phyllis Diller

I became a stand-up because that was my survival.

— Brad Garrett

I got into standup because I wanted to be an actor, and then I ended up loving standup for the next eleven years.

— Jermaine Fowler

I overcame all the casting couches and stood out strongly as an independent woman.

— Tejaswi Madivada

I started as a stand-up comedian. I wanted to be Carol Burnett when I was growing up.

— Stephanie Miller

For me, I've always tried to be a stand-up individual.

— Phil Heath

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up.

— John DiMaggio

I've never done stand-up; I came via small-scale touring theatre, through the Royal Shakespeare Company, the National Theatre, then I got employed on that…

— Mark Williams

But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted…

— Demetri Martin

I started doing standup because of Hugh Grant's best-man speech in 'Four Weddings,' which is basically a standup routine.

— Kumail Nanjiani

Like most comedians, I started stand-up because of hardship. My dad was ill and dying, and then I found this thing that helped me…

— Janelle James

I started out as a lousy actress and have remained one.

— Brigitte Bardot

Once I started doing stand-up, everything fell into place. That was when I started acting more; I felt like I'd found my place in…

— Chris D'Elia