I can Quote by Stephen Colbert

One thing about being a stand-up is it's a one-man show. You gotta do everything. You're the producer, writer, director, and the actor. You…

— Nick Cannon

A good stand-up, you lead the audience. You don't kowtow to the audience. Sometimes the audience is wrong. I always think the audience is…

— Zach Galifianakis

What you have to get used to as a writer is realizing that most of what you come up with is wrong for the…

— Michael Loceff

Just because you don't know how to do stand-up doesn't mean you don't know how to put on a show.

— Jack Black

Lots of people do stand up shows with no narrative, but I love a beginning, a middle and an end.

— Ellie Taylor

Sometimes I start off shows by explaining to people that it's just a bunch of stories - I always say 'It's like standup, just…

— Ari Shaffir

No, I never really set out to be a stand up. I wanted to be a writer of some sort. I thought I'd do…

— Josh Widdicombe

I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up.

— Anthony Jeselnik

Before I started doing standup, I knew that I had what it takes to develop an act. I went down to clubs with not…

— Charlie Murphy

When I do any stand-up, you're the writer, director, and producer. You're alone.

— Andrew Dice Clay

In standup, it's just you. You're your own writer, your own critic, your own director, and it's never the same. You really don't always…

— Brad Garrett

Apparently, I have approached every role that I've had as if I was the lead of the show, and had a voice and could…

— Simone Missick