Carlin Quote by Simon Amstell

Stand-up comedy is a very hard thing on the spirit. There are people who transcend it, like Jack Benny and Steve Martin, but in…

— Mike Nichols

I'm not a comedian. I'm Lenny Bruce.

— Lenny Bruce

There's a real freedom in being involved in a comedy. You can lean into the silliness of who we are as people.

— Harris Dickinson

I'm not a fan of stand-up comedy, personally. But some of them are incredibly skilled.

— Bob Mortimer

Stand-up comedy is a raunchy profession.

— Aziz Ansari

One of my greatest inspirations for stand-up was Jonathan Winters. He was a genius. One thing about him, and also Lenny Bruce, is that…

— Robert Klein

Stand-up comedy is a sickness. Who wouldn't want a room full of people laughing and screaming at you just because of who you are?…

— Howie Mandel

Stand-up comedy is not for the faint-hearted or the thin-skinned.

— Dominic Holland

Real comedy can't be learned; it comes from a need for justice. The best who stand up, stand up for something.

— Elayne Boosler

I love standup comedians. I really do.

— Jim Gaffigan

Stand-up comedy is tough right now. Anybody can come to a concert, tape you, and put you up on the Internet. You either fight…

— Jeff Dunham

I want more stand-up comics in prime time. It's great for every comedian.

— Ralphie May