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Stand-Up Comic Quotes

Shel Silverstein quote: "Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a..."
Stand-up comics reflect less of a visual humor and more of a commentary. Shel Silverstein
My ambition was to stop waiting tables. That was how I measured success: finally, I was able to stop waiting tables, and I was able to pay the rent, and that was by being a stand-up comic. Not a very good stand-up comic, but good enough to make a living. Graham Norton
I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I do, it's what I've been doing and it's what I'm going to keep doing. Dave Attell
The misconception is that standup comics are always on. I don't know any really funny comics that are annoying and constantly trying to be funny all the time. Joe Rogan
I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly. Ian Mckellen
I've skewered whites, blacks, Hispanics, Christians, Jews, Muslims, gays, straights, rednecks, addicts, the elderly, and my wife. As a standup comic, it is my job to make sure the majority of people laugh, and I believe that comedy is the last true form of free speech. Jeff Dunham
Phyllis Diller quote: "A stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause..."
A stand-up comic is judged by every line. Singers get applause at the end of their song no matter how bad they are. Phyllis Diller
Did you know I started out as a stand-up comic? People don't believe me when I tell them. That's how I saw myself, in comedy. Al Pacino
Leonard Maltin quote: "NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise."
NBC anchor Brian Williams is a standup comic in disguise. Leonard Maltin
I get up around 7 a. m. That's very early for a stand-up comic. Then I'll have breakfast with my husband, the artist Al Ridenour, take my three dogs for a walk and commence with my work. Margaret Cho
If I had never ventured beyond being a stand-up comic, then I would be sitting in my house today working on my Leonardo DiCaprio impression. Jim Carrey
Jerry Seinfeld quote: "Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic - you..."
Being a good husband is like being a good stand-up comic - you need ten years before you can even call yourself a beginner. Jerry Seinfeld
Rita Rudner quote: "I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it."
I had no desire to be a stand-up comic until I decided to do it. Rita Rudner
Joe Rogan quote: "I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was..."
I really never had any ambitions to be a standup comic. I was talked into it by guys that I used to work out with. Joe Rogan
I think comics in New York are interested in being comics. And there're comics in L.A. who are touring comics, who are certainly more interested in stand-up, but a lot of L.A. stand-ups are really looking to do something else. Lewis Black

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