Always Quote by Vir Das

It never dawned on me that I had the option of becoming a comedian. I come from a little dirt street town in northwest…

— Ron White

I've always thought of myself as an African-American comedian, African-American man, everything.

— Jordan Peele

One thing I found very interesting about comedians around the world was their knowledge of stuff outside of their own culture and comfort zone.…

— Hasan Minhaj

I was lucky to develop in the U.K. because I find comedy - in addition to being caustic - it's quite literary over here,…

— Katherine Ryan

It's interesting because with a lot of people who I've met in comedy, it seems not to matter what your background is. In terms…

— Ellie Kemper

You couldn't escape the literary atmosphere in our home. I grew up as a Britisher. I played a protagonist of every nationality in stage…

— Satya Bhabha

It's interesting, in the U.K., I'm known for doing comedy things, which often doesn't translate to the U.S.

— Charlie Brooker

I never want to be called the funniest Indian female comedian that exists. I feel like I can go head-to-head with the best white,…

— Mindy Kaling

I've played every comedy club and every theatre across the country for the last 25 years and seen a lot of audience members from…

— Lisa Lampanelli

When it comes to English stand-up comedy, Indians have only seen the best - Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Cosby and the like. So, when someone…

— Vir Das

I spent more time in America, but I developed a very English sense of humour. I clicked into it deeply with Peter Sellers, who…

— Christopher Guest

In the U.K. I'm probably better known as a comedy writer - or certainly that's my background is in writing comedy.

— Charlie Brooker