Quotes About Humor

Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.

I'm a physical comedian first - and I'm a woman before that.

I never thought I was going to be a comedian.

Gilbert Gottfried, I think, is just the most underappreciated comedian in the world. I think that he doesn't get enough credit for how funny he is.

I was inspired by people telling me I should be a comedian. I tried it and had a really good first set, so I was like, 'OK, I'll do this forever'.

Growing up, I loved comedy even before I knew that you could be a stand-up comedian.

I know who Dick Gregory is; I knew what his accomplishments are. I certainly knew him as a comedian and an activist.

You can succeed as a terrible director, but try doing that with stand-up: try being a terrible comedian and getting up on stage. The funny will win out very, very quickly.

I love comedy, but I did always consider myself a dramatic comedian.

I don't want to have to be a teacher so I can be a comedian.

I always wanted to be a comedian.

I worked as a comedian for 23 years, 51 weeks a year.

If people leave the house wanting to see a comedian, they want to see someone speak out for themselves and share true stories from their life.

In reality, as a comedian, you're successful because you're funny, and you should be able to be funny about anything.

I am not a comedian, I am an actor.

I don't really consider myself an actor, and I don't know if I'm a comedian.

I'm not really a comedian, innit; I just naturally say things which people class as funny.

Probably one of the reasons I became a comedian is that you get a chance to control when people laugh at you.

I'm not a comedian who wants to spend far too long on stage.

If I was reading a book about a comedian, I wouldn't really care too much about their childhood.

A good comedian has to be a fine actor all around.

I've often been told that if music doesn't work out I could be a comedian.

When I first realized that I wanted to be a stand-up comedian was when I was in the service.

There's a fear when you're a comedian of just being hectoring, so you do try to fight against that.