Life Quote by Steve Allen

Comics write to their point of view. If you're an exceedingly irreverent comedian, you've got to see where that point of view fits or…

— Jim Gaffigan

I have worked with a great many comedians as opposed to comics, although I have worked with comics as well, I make the distinction.

— Bobby Darin

[Being a good comedian] is a skill, but it's also a weird thing that only certain people can do. I always equate it to…

— Nick Swardson

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 are many comics around who don't really have a feel for comedy. They can say outrageous things, have clever thoughts, and deliver some…

— Ronnie Corbett

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

Other comedians have more flexibility and more mental freedom. They can be loose with what they have written.

— Chris McCausland

I always wanted to give people the more exciting version of what I think a comedian should be - because I didn't grow up…

— Andrew Dice Clay

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

— Anonymous

Because you make me laugh don't make you a comic. A comedian is a person who, that's how they make their living.

— Dick Gregory

Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.

— Anonymous

I have a very high respect for professional comedians. What they do astonishes me. You have to be really smart and absorb everything, repackage…

— Neil deGrasse Tyson