I think Quote by Sam Elliott

The really good stand up comedians can be angry but relatable, and they have interestingly humanizing personalities. Their observational skills are far greater than…

— Kunal Nayyar

Some comedians are silly or goofy or straight joke writers who avoid anything subversive or political. Others are drawn to it. The beauty of…

— Ted Alexandro

I've never considered stand-up. Luckily I'm given great lines to say. I'm not sure how great my timing would be if I actually had…

— Emma Caulfield

A lot of stand-up is talking about your perspective in the world and your experiences in life. And I think it takes any comedian…

— Rose Matafeo

I think comedians get too much credit or too much criticism for the style of comedy they do, and they generally do the style…

— Jim Gaffigan

Standup comedians are attracted to one another because of their faults. So we're all kind of messed up in the same way, and once…

— Chris Rock

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

A lot of stand-up comedians are actually very insecure, and they come on slightly battling the audience. They want to be the superior person…

— Stephen Merchant

I do love standup. I love comedians. They're my community. Also, because I know so many of them, I know the value of them.…

— Louis C. K

I love standup comedians. I really do.

— Jim Gaffigan

I'm not a comedian. I don't do stand-up. I don't tell jokes. I'm a comedic actor, and approach my work that way. The comedy…

— Eugene Levy

I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in a pub.…

— Ricky Gervais