Comedian Quote by Vic Reeves

Comedy is a camouflage for depression.

— Rodney Dangerfield

There is a cliche that probably has some anecdotal evidence on the side that comedians are very depressed people, but that's because no one…

— Robert Klein

People love to make comedians out to be miserable, dark, twisted people. And I just - I think a lot of people struggle with…

— Tig Notaro

“Comedy strikes here... just to reduce pressure and depression.”

— Deyth Banger

When I used to watch comedians with my dad, he laid it all out for me. He wanted to be a comedian himself, and…

— Roseanne Barr

There are certain types of stand-up, who are very successful, who do one type of joke, and never stray out of that. The audience…

— Sean Lock

“Humorous people are often privately struggling with depression.”

— Steven Magee

I certainly don't think comedians are more depressive than any other walk of life. I have had clinical depression, as it happens. The stress…

— David Baddiel

I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in…

— Bob Newhart

Most comedians I know are quite serious, anxious people who find life rather difficult. As a consequence, they make people laugh.

— Robyn Hitchcock

All that the comedian has to show for his years of work and aggravation is the echo of forgotten laughter.

— Fred Allen