Tommy Chong (Thomas B. Kin Chong) Quotes
When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.Tommy Chong
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The comedian can put the punchline out there, but it's the audience that receives it - and has to get it.
Rachel Sklar -
People are going to label you anyway, but the one that bugs me the most is when they say, 'One of the funniest female comedians.' There's s no 'funniest male comedians.' You're either a funny comedian, or you're not!
Wanda Sykes -
Most people figured I'd be in jail. I've been proving people wrong my whole life.
Gary Sheffield -
I've been a comedian, hosted travel shows, explored world religions, started improv troupes, given keynote speeches at conferences around the country, and had a milk shake named after me called the Handicappuccino.
Zach Anner -
I always wanted to be a stand-up comedian, even as a kid. Me and my dad would watch 'Evening at the Improv' on A&E.
Adam DeVine -
Carlos, on paper, and Carlos, the guy who was in jail, is known to be a cultivated guy, the guy who handles big amounts of information, and for me, that was very important.
Edgar Ramirez
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As soon as I got out of jail, as soon as my trial was over, first of all, during the time I was in jail, there was an organization called the National United Committee to Free Angela Davis, and I insisted that it be called National United Committee to Free Angela Davis and All Political Prisoners.
Angela Davis -
I had to write a comedy set and film a show at the same time. And it's the second time I've been up on stage as a stand-up comedian with untested material. I was saying it out loud for the first time that night. It didn't go how I expected, but in the best possible way.
Zach Anner -
A comedian is not funny unless he is taking his demons out for a walk.
Cynthia Heimel -
I've already produced one hour specials for other comedians and I have a TV show called Stand Up Revolution where I showcase new talent and so I'd like to continue to do stuff like that and help out the next guy.
Gabriel Iglesias -
Comedians on the stage are invariably suicidal when they get home.
Elsa Lanchester -
And don't worry, if I get thrown in jail in Manila, Beyonce will just bail me out. Sold out night 2 in the Philippines. I love it here!
Lady Gaga
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People were threatened, folks was put in jail just because we wanted people to try to register to vote.
Unita Zelma Blackwell -
So much of my work is as Yara, not as a character. If you're attacking my work as a philanthropist or activist, you're attacking Yara. But because of "Black-ish" and this national audience we have, I get to have a larger or louder voice.
Yara Shahidi -
That's why when I send a postcard I quiz people. "Hey, did you get that postcard?" "Yeah, yeah yeah." "Well what'd I say?" "Uh, you were havin-" "I was in jail"
Jim Gaffigan -
There is this false perception that comedians can never be serious. It's like from like the era of court jesters.
Jim Gaffigan -
The tone is set at home. If parents know their kids are skipping classes, they are our biggest ally to get them back into class.
John Gates -
My personal favorite is Woody Allen, who is just amazing as a comedian.
Vir Das
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There are more Negroes in jail with me than there are on the voting rolls.
Martin Luther King, Jr. -
The passing moment is all we can be sure of; it is only common sense to extract its utmost value from it.
W. Somerset Maugham -
You know I'm weak on good looks.
Rachel Lambert Mellon -
Congressmen are not evil people, they're mostly sort of seismographs with antennae; they're waiting - they're more worried about losing their jobs than Assistant Deans of Men in the Ivy League.
Allard K. Lowenstein -
When they put me in jail, that's when they turned me into an activist. Up until the time I went to jail, I was just a comedian.
Tommy Chong