Comedians Quotes
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Comedians, we're just people who whine. But we happen to be funny when we whine.
Artie Lange -
I'm like the opposite of one of those comedians who's funny on stage and depressed behind closed doors . On record, I can get pretty dark, but in real life I'm very carefree. But when I'm happy, I ain't writing songs, I'm out having a laugh, being in love. I wouldn't have the time. If I ever get married, it'll be 'Darling, I need a divorce, it's been three years, I've got a record to write!'
Adele
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You go to any Jay-Z concert, and he plays his hits. Comedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new hour. You have no hits to rely on. It's the hardest thing.
Aziz Ansari -
The mother-in-laws themselves weren't natural jokes but most comedians used to use that.
Allen Toussaint -
In the '80s especially, a lot of comedians felt compelled to stick with what made them famous and those people became caricatures.
Sarah Silverman -
When I became a standup comic, my hero, one of them, was Richard Pryor, and you know, I think that comedians, like, comedians talk about hacks, and what a hack is, is someone who does stuff that's not original.
Artie Lange -
If you know me, I don't live in this dismal world. I mean, I like to have fun. My friends are comedians.
Linda Blair -
One of the things I've found about SpongeBob's movement style is that, in addition to being animated and sort of stretching and squeezing, he's really based on the classic silent comedians, physical comedians.
Ethan Slater
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I don't know what it would be like to actually play guitar. I've toured with a lot of comedians and it's never been like it is for a rock band.
Eugene Mirman -
Some of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians.
Andrew Mayne -
I like seeing comedians do stuff that I could never do.
Josh Thomas -
I think that sometimes only comedians can reach the peaks of tragedy.
Roberto Benigni -
Compared to politics, I think sports is funnier, because it's inconsequential. And politics can be real important and all that. The more pointless something is, the funnier it is, you know? And the more grave or important things are... You know, some comedians can get this disease where they get serious all the time.
Norm MacDonald -
A lot of us comedians are drawn to the stage or show business or whatever because we didn't feel so great about ourselves, and we didn't know how to do anything about that, so we sought external approval.
Barry Crimmins
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I'd like to help other comedians and when I get a little older I'd like to open up a nice comedy club that is straight classy, with a straight restaurant and a chef. The whole thing, red carpet, and treating people nice, for people to come back and have a good time. That's the kind of comedy club I want to open up.
Bruce Bruce -
And I'm up while the dawn is breaking, even though my heart is aching. I should be drinking a toast to absent friends instead of these comedians.
Elvis Costello -
I would love to be a dad. There are plenty of comedians who have kids. But they're dads. Being a dad is so different from being a mom.
Michelle Wolf -
I do make a concscious effort to be genuine among other comedians. If I write something or try something that doesn't feel like me, I stop doing it.
Brent Weinbach -
I think a lot of comedians sometimes pretend to find the job more taxing than it is.
Dani Levy -
Comedians usually are rooting for the underdog. I mean to take a shot at an underdog I think is really stupid and low and not funny.
Joy Behar
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I don’t like writing for comedians. I like writing for actors. The best comedians are the best actors.
Neil Simon -
You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like.
Jonathan Krisel -
It's weird because standup can be like therapy. Comedians can't be satisfied with just having fun with our friends. We've got to figure out a way to do it on stage.
Artie Lange -
From the point of view of being in the public radar, comedians have less problems than other actors. Action movie stars like Stallone or Schwarzenegger usually attract the more aggressive fans.
Robin Williams