Cool Quote by Sean Lock

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

There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters.

— Jim Gaffigan

I guess ultimately a lot of comedians just wanna be taken seriously.

— Will Ferrell

If you watch most of the stuff on TV and in movies, it's usually put-down humor. It's like somebody being mean or cynical or…

— Paul Rust

I think that comedians, more than any other type of celebrity, have to keep their humour and keep their feet on the ground. If…

— Jimmy Carr

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

No matter how big a comedian gets, they're ultimately all just a bunch of nerds with their weird insecurities. You realize these are just…

— Reggie Watts

Comedy characters that take themselves very seriously, but are actually fools, is so funny.

— Natasia Demetriou

I'm a comedian. Comedians are supposed to be jaded, cynical, angry people. But I'm not: I'm a silly, silly fun boy.

— Pete Holmes

It's very confusing to me why people take comedians so seriously.

— Brad Williams

Comedians are great at laughing at themselves, we really are. We mock everyone else and we can take it as well.

— Paul Whitehouse

You know, a comedian's comedian is just that - it's a guy who's original and funny and can make comics laugh.

— Jim Norton