80s Quote by Steven Wright

In the '80s especially, a lot of comedians felt compelled to stick with what made them famous and those people became caricatures.

— Sarah Silverman

Comedy is like music; it builds on itself. Once someone comes up with a theory or a different way of doing things, people start…

— Doug Stanhope

I think most comedians go through that (period), where you have to change or evolve. You don't want to just keep doing variations on…

— Patton Oswalt

I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as…

— Ray William Johnson

Age, style, where you come from, where you were born, it's different every time, which, to me, is refreshing because it says that there…

— Alan King

I was influenced by every comedian I ever saw work. That's the only way you learn how to do it.

— Bob Newhart

Those are my influences, really. Old movies. A lot of people ask who your comedic influences growing up were, but I don't think that…

— Cole Escola

Comedians are like pop bands. When you're young, you have ruddy principles and don't do old stuff because you don't want to take away…

— Harry Enfield

It's hard to narrow down your influences in comedy.

— Cameron Esposito

My theory as to why I first became a comedian is that my mother was always keenest on my younger brother, Dan. It doesn't…

— David Baddiel

Standup comedians are attracted to one another because of their faults. So we're all kind of messed up in the same way, and once…

— Chris Rock

The difference between you and the funny person on TV is that they acted on their ideas.

— Rob Manuel