Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ron White

I was considered by my peers to be a good comedian. So that's all I ever strived to do was get some recognition from my peers.

Ron White

I'm a comedian, and I like to work on my live show, and if I'm doing television, I don't have time to work on my live show, and I can become a lame comic, and that sucks.

Taylor Momsen

I love comedy. If I could be a comedian - well, I probably would not take that job because it seems really hard, but I wish I could be.

Woody Allen

Comedians have a tendency to have a limited range, they tend to do one thing and do it very well, but it's limited.

William Shatner

I'm a performer, comedian, entertainer, writer and director.

Will Ferrell

It would be great to be able to follow in the footsteps of Bill Murray. I really respect his ability as a comedian, obviously, but even more so as an actor.

Uma Thurman

I love comedy. I don't approach it any different. I'm not a comedian. I'm not a stand-up. I just do it like a part and personally, I love to watch comedies. If you don't get to do what you like to watch you get frustrated.

Rob Brydon

If you're a comedian, you are looking for material in daily life.

Rob Corddry

I always fancied myself more of an actor than a comedian before I realized that only assholes make that kind of distinction.

Richard Pryor

Unfortunately, the show's success comes at the expense of its biggest asset -- the comedians themselves.

Tucker Carlson

Every single comedian in Canada is now living in the United States.

Trevor Noah

Comedy is crowded. There are hundreds of comedians in every place in the world.

Rory Bremner

In a more intellectually rigorous age, I wouldn't be talked about as a satirist at all. I would just be a topical comedian.

Roberto Benigni

Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this accent I can do it. I can talk with death in person because I am a clown. Yes. And I am proud to be a clown - very much.

Robert Wyatt

I consider myself a sit-down comedian really, as much as anything else. I love comedy. Life is a cosmic joke.

Will Rogers

A comedian can only last till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious.

W. C. Fields

The funniest thing a comedian can do is not do it.

W. C. Fields

Thou shalt not steal-only from other comedians.

Wendy Liebman

I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.

Kevin Hart

Having other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get.

Katy Perry

Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke.

Sean William Scott

I've been doing comedies but I'm not a comedian.

Liam Neeson

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

Lenny Bruce

I'm not a comedian. I'm Lenny Bruce.

Lenny Bruce

Every group needs a comedian. A comic who is politically incorrect at the Berkeley campus might slay them at a Klan rally.

Shelley Berman

Inside was the second LP album of a comedian's performance before an audience.

Shelley Berman

I was an actor before becoming a comedian.

Shelley Berman

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.

Larry David

I wanted to make a living, but I really was not interested in money at all. I was interested in being a great comedian.

Rowan Atkinson

I consider myself more of a visual comedian than a physical one.

Robyn Hitchcock

I could never be a professional comedian, 'cause you have to keep telling the same jokes. For me, they're like word solos.

Tom Green

I considered myself a professional comedian because the club would pay me $20.

Sacha Baron Cohen

Jews have a tendency to become comedians.