80s Quote by Sarah Silverman

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

When I entered the industry in 1984, I was welcomed, no one pushed me away. I want the younger comedians to experience the same.…

— Johnny Lever

After the comedy boom of the '80s, there was a certain formula that comedians had to do and could do in order to be…

— Scott Aukerman

I think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons.

— Anonymous

It seems easier to make a career out of comedy now than it was in the 1980s.

— Alexei Sayle

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

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

It often seems that, for whatever strange reasons, comedians, in addition to their formal performances, have more comic experiences in real life than other…

— Steve Allen

Comics and actors come from such a wide variety of backgrounds and there's a theory that all comedians had tortured youths.

— Brad Hall

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

I think a lot of times on TV we see caricatures - that's what's funny.

— Mayim Bialik

Comedians have a huge carte blanche and the ability to get away with saying a lot of things.

— Marilyn Manson