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Standup Quotes (page 2)

You try various things when you're growing up. I was an attache in the Foreign Service for a while and then I drove a bulldozer, but neither of those panned out for me so it had to be stand-up. Dylan Moran
I have no qualifications to do anything else and there weren't any formal application forms you had to fill in for stand-up, so I thought I'd give that a twist. Dylan Moran
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. Dennis Miller
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
Ana Gasteyer quote: "I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV."
I'm not a standup, but I play one on TV. Ana Gasteyer
People would say, Can we develop a sitcom around you? and I would say, Not interested. I'm very happy doing standup and writing and taking my kids to school. Jeff Foxworthy
Wanda Sykes quote: "I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom."
I always want to go back and do stand-up; I like the freedom. Wanda Sykes
Julia Sweeney quote: "I'm not a standup. I don't really have jokes. I don't have 10..."
I'm not a standup. I don't really have jokes. I don't have 10 minutes. It took a while for me to realize this. Julia Sweeney
Late night is no different than making a film, really, except that it's faster, and if you do a crap one, you can do a better one tomorrow. Writing a novel and doing stand-up - that stuff is very similar. Craig Ferguson
David Duval quote: "And if people do like me, I think it's because I'm a stand-up..."
And if people do like me, I think it's because I'm a stand-up guy. David Duval
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
As a standup, I try to change the world. As an entertainer, I try to entertain. And as a lesbian, I try to pick up the prettiest girl in the room. Lea DeLaria
While I was doing stand-up, I thought I knew for sure that success meant getting everyone to like me. So I became whoever I thought people wanted me to be. I'd say yes when I wanted to say no, and I even wore a few dresses. Ellen DeGeneres
The only thing I really recommend, if you're starting out in stand-up is to not try to copy anybody else. You can be influenced by people. I was influenced by Steve Martin and Bob Newhart and Woody Allen, but I never tried to be someone else. I always tried to be myself. And the reason people are successful is they're unique. Ellen DeGeneres

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