Comedian Quotes - page 5

For any comedian, your life informs your point of view, the way you see the world. My comedy comes through the prism of race or class, because those are two worlds that collided for me growing up. And I guess that's served me well, because those themes cross over countries and continents. We're all still dealing with those issues today. (Trevor Noah)
I always believe that funny is serious and serious is funny. You don't really need a distinction between them. If I'm doing something on stage and it evokes an emotion, then I might show that emotion, but I also don't believe in being a preacher. If you have a point, that's a bonus. But the funny has to come first, otherwise you shouldn't call yourself a comedian. View quote
Trevor Noah
I'm a comedian, for God's sake. Viewers shouldn't trust me. And you know what? They're hip enough to know they shouldn't trust me. I'm just doing stand-up comedy. View quote
Dennis Miller
I don't have credibility, I'm a comedian. I'm not Ed Murrow up on the roof in a London fog reporting on the blitz. View quote
Dennis Miller
The great thing about being a comedian is that it kind of doesn't matter how you look. It's actually a disadvantage to be too good-looking. There's a Darwinian advantage to being funny. If you're a good-looking fella, you can't be bothered to make up jokes. View quote
Jimmy Carr
He's basically the only comedian on telly at the moment and the rest of us are all jealous. View quote
Jimmy Carr
We are living in the machine age. For the first time in history the comedian has been compelled to supply himself with jokes and comedy material to compete with the machine. Whether he knows it or not, the comedian is on a treadmill to oblivion. View quote
Fred Allen
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, male comedy writers that are out there. Why would I want to self-categorize myself into a smaller group than I'm able to compete in? View quote
Mindy Kaling
I tell people I'm a stand-up comedian two hours a week. The rest of the time, I'm somebody's husband, I'm somebody's father. I'm a man. I take great pride in that. View quote
Steve Harvey
To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a lot of people that I had the insight I had. View quote
Steve Harvey
I'm a comedian first. I've learned how to act. I just draw on life experiences and that's how I've learned. I didn't take classes or anything. I don't need no classroom. (Steve Harvey)
I don't do drama. I'm a comedian. View quote
Tracy Morgan
You can't hold me to the same standard as the president or a school teacher. I'm just a comedian. My job is like Archie Bunker. View quote
Tracy Morgan
I'm not a comedian. I can play off of people, but I'm not that guy. I don't want people being like, 'Yeah, he should have stuck with drama.' It would not be my choice to have critics mumbling that. View quote
Channing Tatum
Whenever I go on a show with a comedian I just counter punch. View quote
Bill O'Reilly
Once or twice I`ve been described as a light comedian. I consider this the most accurate description of my abilities I`ve ever seen. View quote
Bing Crosby
I want to have fun. Life ain't no dress rehearsal. I want to have fun. I'm a comedian; I ain't no politician. So everything I do is with humor, with love. View quote
Bernie Mac
Ricky Gervais would have you believe otherwise, but Sacha Baron Cohen is the most successful British comedian in the world. View quote
David Walliams
I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business. View quote
David Walliams
I've always thought of myself as an African-American comedian, African-American man, everything. View quote
Jordan Peele
I used to think that comedy came from wanting acceptance, wanting to be liked. Now I know differently. I know it's all down to fear. Fear, ladies and gentlemen, is the only true comedian in town. (Ian Rankin)
I'm trying to do what Eddie Murphy did for his generation. You have to show people, 'I'm different. I'm not just a comedian.' I'm trying to become a rock star. View quote
Kevin Hart
Age, style, where you come from, where you were born, it's different every time, which, to me, is refreshing because it says that there isn't any one thing, one formula or kind of character that makes a great comedian. Everybody has had a different approach. View quote
Alan King
I consider myself more of a visual comedian than a physical one. View quote
Rowan Atkinson
Once you become a comedian, you accept that people are just going to yell stuff at you. View quote
Aziz Ansari