Anxious Quote by Robyn Hitchcock

As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.

— Maria Bamford

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

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

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

Professional comedians, surprisingly, have a lack of humor. They're insensitive to the insanity of our times.

— Mort Sahl

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

— Gene Wilder

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my…

— Kayvan Novak

In real life, comedians aren't funny.

— Michael Showalter

There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one…

— Robert Klein

I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they…

— Ted Alexandro

I think the job of a comedian is to make people laugh, but also challenge them to laugh at things they didn't know they…

— Ricky Gervais

Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny. Anybody funny…

— Jon Lovitz