Best-keynote-speakers Quote by Susan C. Young

“When I was a young and aspiring speaker, I sought mentorship from a man who had been a Dale Carnegie trainer for decades. Eagerly…

— Susan C. Young

“Expand Your Repertoire . . . Professional humorists and comedians, like Jeanie Robertson, maintain joke files filled with assorted topics, anecdotes, and titles. When…

— Susan C. Young

“Although I hate to read publicly, I began to get addicted to speaking publicly. For a grandiose opportunist like myself, AA can become a…

— Jeff Nichols

My first lessons in comedy, how to construct a joke, I learned from Eileen Brennan, who had unbelievable timing.

— Rob Lowe

I listened to this interview once with Jerry Seinfeld that really influenced my comedy and all of my writing, which is that when you're…

— Mike Birbiglia

“But interviews with [Margaret Dumont] reveal her to have been a perceptive and talented comic actress. “Many a comedian’s lines have been lost on…

— Eve Golden

“How's your humor? What can you do to have more humorous lines to use in the right place at the right time? I highly…

— Susan C. Young

Your audience teaches you how to be funny.

— Woody Allen

As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and cry, the…

— Jay Pharoah

“My brain is full of bullshit but I always try to sort it out into humor.”

— Anonymous

I got written out of 'G.I. Joe' and was like, 'Welp, I'm going to go back to what I do: writing and producing comedy.'

— Marlon Wayans

“We can’t all be comedians, some people have to do the laughing.”

— Mokokoma Mokhonoana