Comedian Quote by Ray William Johnson

When I came to America, it was Dave Chappelle and a lot of comedians on ComicView. That was my first exposure to stand up…

— Jimmy O. Yang

I remember being captivated by Steve Coogan and Eddie Izzard and wanting to do what they did. That generation of comedians was my main…

— Lee Mack

Growing up as a comedian the most influential person on me was Jon Stewart. He showed that comedy could have a real tangible effect…

— Adam Conover

When I was a kid, I was a fan of comedy. I always loved Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, Bill Murray, and Dave Letterman -…

— Will Arnett

In terms of comedians, I loved, growing up, Jonathan Winters, Sid Caesar, Jackie Gleason, Phil Silvers, Carol Burnett, all those people.

— Ed O'Neill

When I was on TV in the '80s, I wasn't thinking, 'There's a 10-year-old kid watching this and in 15 years, he's gonna be…

— Steven Wright

I have too many influences to name. I like a wide variety of stuff, which I think has been helpful. I liked every comedian…

— John Mulaney

I never thought I'd be a comedian. But, growing up, I simply loved watching comedy. The '80s was huge for comedy in the US.…

— Arj Barker

I was brought up with TV comedians. I'll remember them till I go to my grave, all those comedians, as decadent fluff.

— Paul Morrissey

When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian himself, and…

— Roseanne Barr

When I was growing up, I was really into comedy. I listened to a lot of comedy albums. I loved Richard Pryor, but the…

— Tony Rock

When you start in the childhood period, when you begin to form a comic sense, it was the radio comedians - from the last…

— George Carlin