Comedian Quotes - Page 28

• Jamie Kilstein is amazing and I will be spreading the word. He has the spark that energized my conscience. We need more comedians kicking it hard the way he does every night

  Robin Williams

  Night, Kicking It, Doe

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• I spent 25 years as a stand-up comedian.

  Steven Michael Quezada

  Years, Stand Up Comedian

  "'Breaking Bad's' Gomez on 'Ozymandias': At Least 'I Didn't Get Melted in Acid' (Q&A)". Interview with Aaron Couch, www.hollywoodreporter.com. September 16, 2013.

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• Comedians dissect jokes all the time. Comedians are beautiful structuralists. But ultimately it's an athletic endeavor. You have to be able to just hit the backhand. You can't think about all the pieces of it. You can't think about your swing. You just have to do it. Reading someone else's deconstruction of what I do, all it does is put me in my head. On nights when the show goes particularly well, I am not aware of its fluidity. A lot of nights I'm just worried that I'm not going to be as good as the script in front of me.

  Stephen Colbert

  Beautiful, Reading, Night

  "Stephen Colbert: The Playboy Interview". Interview with Eric Spitznagel, www.ericspitznagel.com. October 27, 2012.

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• Its really irritating. Even people who like my work sometimes come up to me and say, I usually dont like female comedians, but your material is great! It makes the job prospect more daunting. Funny is funny, you know?

  Chelsea Peretti

  Jobs, People, Female

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• I feel like women are frequently seen as guests in the comedy world - you know, a kid sister of the “real comedians”. I like the idea of positioning myself as legendary rather than trying to fit in. Now do I see myself like that every day? No, but I think it's a funny attitude and maybe on some weird, spiritual level, maybe it's a good attitude.

  Chelsea Peretti

  Spiritual, Attitude, Real

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• I was a stand-up comedian for 10 years, if you can believe it. And I gave it up at age 22.

  Samm Levine

  Believe, Years, Age

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• A comedian is not funny unless he is taking his demons out for a walk.

  Cynthia Heimel

  Comedy, Demon, Walks

  Cynthia Heimel (1988). “But Enough about You”, Fireside

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• I don't really like actors. Actors are like terrible comedians with no punch lines. It's all about them. They talk about themselves all the time. They bore the sh - t out of you.

  Joe Rogan

  Actors, Lines, Terrible

  "12/12: Joe Rogan at Celebrity Theatre in Phoenix". Interview with Randy Cordova, www.azcentral.com. December 9, 2014.

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• Why do all these people want [comedians] to be serious? The reason they want that is these are people who aren't funny. Anybody funny can be serious, but people who have no sense of humor, they can never be funny - and frankly, they're jealous. There's very few comic actors. Think about it. There aren't that many. It's hard because you have to be able to do both.

  Jon Lovitz

  Jealous, Thinking, People

  Source: www.avclub.com

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• Disasters are funny to me. As a comedian you learn from failure, so I'm always trying to put myself in a situation that does not seem ideal for my comedy and see how it works.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Always Trying, Doe, Comedy

  "Comedian Anthony Jeselnik Is Eager To Offend You". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, www.buzzfeed.com. July 9, 2013.

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• I'm not a comedy writer, I'm a comedian, so I only write stuff that I would want to say.

  Anthony Jeselnik

  Writing, Stuff, Want

  "Comedian Anthony Jeselnik Is Eager To Offend You". Interview with Jordan Zakarin, www.buzzfeed.com. July 9, 2013.

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• I always wanted to be a comedian. I loved comedy since I was a little kid, and while I was at university I started doing stand up shows. Once I realized that I was good at it I quit college and left although I had six months left. I went to England. I could have done the last six months but I realized that I was better at standup comedy than I was at singing opera.

  Jim Jefferies

  Kids, College, Singing

  Source: montrealrampage.com

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• I wanted to do the comic strip. I tried to get it syndicated, and I sent some examples to a syndication company, and they sent me a rejection letter! I wasn't smart enough at the time to realize you shouldn't let rejection letters stop you. I thought that rejection letter meant I was not allowed to be a cartoonist in this world, so I put the rejection letter down and said, well, I'll be a stand-up comedian.

  Brian Regan

  Smart, Rejection, World

  Source: www.citypaper.com

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• Many comedians consider themselves to be cutting edge. But why do we have to use the knife for the analogy. Let's use the spoon. I like to consider myself the big bowl-like area of the spoon that holds all the stuff you like.

  Brian Regan

  Cutting, Knives, Spoons

  Source: mauitime.com

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• I'm honored that other comedians like what I do. That means the world to me. But at the same time when I'm on stage I'm not just trying to make the comedians laugh - I'm also trying to make the audience laugh. I want to make everybody laugh.

  Brian Regan

  Mean, Laughing, Trying

  Source: www.charlestoncitypaper.com

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• I just want to kind of tackle every kind of form that exists in the comedy world; whether it be stand-up or hidden camera or parody. Kind of slap it in a movie with hip-hop artists and actors, comedians and girls. I just want to do something fun.

  Pauly Shore

  Girl, Fun, Artist

  Source: www.bullz-eye.com

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• When somebody mangles one of my jokes, that bothers me more than somebody saying that I'm the worst comedian ever.

  Hannibal Buress

  Worst, Bother, Jokes

  "Hannibal Buress on his new show and newfound celebrity". Interview with Miles Raymer, tv.avclub.com. July 7, 2015.

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• I'm not a politician, I'm a comedian. I know my limitations.

  Bernie Mac

  Politician, Knows, Limitation

  Source: www.ign.com

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• I like big escapist films. It's odd because the type of comedian I am and the things I do when I'm writing and directing myself usually deal with the darker side of the human psyche and excruciating social faux pas. I often deal in taboos and the subjects I do as a stand-up are quite challenging. But my film roles have been much more fun and escapist.

  Ricky Gervais

  Fun, Writing, Challenges

  "Ricky Gervais Interview: 'Night At The Museum: Secret Of The Tomb', Corpsing With Ben Stiller And The Best Bits Of His Job". HuffPostUK Intreview, www.huffingtonpost.co.uk. July 4, 2015.

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• Bombing teaches you how badly you want to become a comedian. Because unless it's a burning desire, you'll quit when the consistent bombing becomes too much to take.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Desire, Burning, Want

  Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

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• You must not be afraid of small bits of silence. To use it well is the height of confidence and skill for a comedian. It increases the tension in a good way and adds contrast like a curveball complements the fastball of a good pitcher.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Confidence, Skills, Silence

  Franklyn Ajaye (2002). “Comic Insights: The Art of Stand-up Comedy”

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• I don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation.

  Franklyn Ajaye

  Thinking, Generations, Next

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• The fact is that really no comedian sets out to offend you. Some comics enjoy the challenge of taking a subject that is likely to be found offensive and trying to make it funny‚ but the object is still to make you laugh. Offense is only a calculated risk. It's highly unlikely that a comedian whose only goal was to repulse you would ever make it past an open-mic stage, far less build a long career of touring theatres and television appearances.

  Doug Stanhope

  Past, Careers, Long

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• I was scared to death because for the comics of my generation, HBO specials are like the pinnacle. I'm thinking of all these unbelievable comedians I've seen on HBO: Chris Rock, George Carlin, Damon Wayans, Richard Pryor and Billy Crystal. I started having a panic attack seeing my name in that list of people. It was pretty overwhelming.

  Bill Burr

  Thinking, Hbo, Rocks

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• I couldn't tell people what I wanted to do because I was from Atlanta. You don't tell people you're gonna be a comedian in Atlanta. That means you ain't gonna do nothing.

  Chris Tucker

  Mean, Atlanta, People

  "Chris Tucker earns, dreams big". Interview with Jamie Allen, www.cnn.com. August 9, 2001.

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