Foundation Quote by Tracy Morgan

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

— Tracy Morgan

Stand-up is mine. It's a part of me.

— Tracy Morgan

I started out being a stand up and writing my own material. That took me to Talk Soup, where I was writing and performing…

— Aisha Tyler

I like stand-up. I've done it since I was a teenager, so it's kind of my first job and first kind of creative way…

— Bobcat Goldthwait

Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence.

— Rita Rudner

Stand-up is great because I can get everything off my chest.

— Bill Maher

I love stand up and it keeps me grounded, to say the stuff I have been thinking without anyone changing it.

— Cedric the Entertainer

For me, standup will always be some part of my life, and other things will move around and find their place.

— J. B. Smoove

Stand-up is something I just truly love to do, so I'll always go back to it. I'll never stop doing it, that's for sure.

— Patton Oswalt

What I like about stand-up is, it's truthful. I'm not up there trying to get laid or look cool. I'm up there because I…

— Jay Mohr

Stand-up is a real art form in itself and one that I really think to be good at you have to devote your entire…

— Rob Corddry

But I love stand-up, and it's where I came from creatively, so it's something I never want to walk away from.

— Aisha Tyler