Art Quote by Tom Rosenthal

I have a suspicion that a lot of artists are trying to get a laugh but, unlike stand-ups, they don't get an immediate response…

— Arthur Smith

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

— Doug Stanhope

I started out in stand-up, so it's very satisfying to make people laugh, but it usually means at your own expense.

— Debra Winger

The ability to workshop in stand-up comedy is incomparable to any art form, in my opinion.

— Mike Birbiglia

With stand-up, there's a little bit of an exaggerated reality because things have to be manipulated to create comedy, to create jokes.

— Chris Hardwick

I love doing stand up. I think it's a really worthwhile art form. It's so unique in all the things it combines, in terms…

— Neal Brennan

I think a lot comes from having the experience of doing stand-up comedy. It allows you to figure out the psychology of an audience;…

— Keenen Ivory Wayans

I think it's a very easy thing to make people laugh, especially with a script, and then you've just got to dress up. That's…

— Chunky Pandey

I think it's awesome to be able to make people laugh.

— Bridgit Mendler

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

The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job.…

— Marcus Brigstocke

I think it's important to make art for a myriad of reasons. The least of which is that I think laughter is medicinal, and…

— Natasha Rothwell