Anecdotal Quote by Robert Klein

I certainly don't think comedians are more depressive than any other walk of life. I have had clinical depression, as it happens. The stress…

— David Baddiel

Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh.

— Robyn Hitchcock

I know a lot of sad people who aren't comedians.

— Gene Wilder

As comedians, we are all laughing because life is so horrible. Life is so difficult, and I cope with it by making jokes about…

— Joan Rivers

Just from my own experience, a lot of the comedians I used to work with were miserable in their actual lives. I think you…

— Eric Bana

All the greatest comedians use comedy and humor to release pain and sadness, and I think that instead of wanting to live within my…

— Princess Nokia

I'm a comedian, and I definitely see the humor in a lot of things. I am also sad a lot. I cry often and…

— Ellen DeGeneres

Comedians are therapists. People honestly think we're doing it for ourselves. No. If we wanted to do stand-up for ourselves, we would perform in…

— J. B. Smoove

Really good comedians, you know, when they go on stage, they don't really care what the audience - they're fearless, you know? They're so…

— Aziz Ansari

Comedians are - at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of people that lack a little bit of - we're very…

— Russell Peters

People love to make comedians out to be miserable, dark, twisted people. And I just - I think a lot of people struggle with…

— Tig Notaro

“Humor is therapeutic. Even if you have no intention of ever getting up on a stage, learning how to turn negative, painful life experiences…

— Judy Carter