Comedy Quote by Sarah Cooper

As far as stand-up comedy, I got into the business later than most, yeah.

— Charlie Murphy

I was a standup comedian, which is kind of like writing and directing yourself.

— Paul Feig

I had started in the comedy world in a more traditional way. I was auditioning for TV, film, and commercials while I was making…

— Grace Helbig

I wrote comedy sketches in college.

— Ellie Kemper

I have been lucky enough to work in all kinds of comedy. I prefer working with other people. I could never do stand-up.

— June Whitfield

Comedy was something I picked up trying to perfect my art through spoken word. I got on YouTube just to show off my poetry,…

— Spoken Reasons

I've surprised myself and made another career change. I had a great time at Google, met lots of interesting people, but I met some…

— James Gosling

But I started out as a comedian doing sketch work where you get to write, produce and direct your own stuff.

— Sam Seder

I did a standup show called 'Show Me the Funny,' so from that I got some TV stuff and people would book me for…

— Ellie Taylor

I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.

— Denis Norden

I've actually done a lot of comedy.

— Natalie Zea

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.

— Chris Tucker