Quotes About Comedy

The early parodies that talk-show people did of rock n' roll in the '50s were terrible. They didn't know it, they didn't like it - and that's a lethal combination.

I enjoy doing comedy for the fact that you go to work and you laugh. That's a good combination.

I think 'Main Hoon Na' is like the comeback of a Manmohan Desai film. Farah Khan made you laugh, cry and dance.

I wanted to be a comedian, and this is what I'm doing. If I can keep this going, I'm happy.

I always think stand-up is the most brutal environment for a comedian.

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.

A comedian sees the world bent. I'm tangent to the circle.

I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.

One thing a comedian does, when you step on the stage, you're selling yourself, and certainly I don't think the whole world can love you. But if you can get the majority on your side, you're really in business.

I always wanted to be a popular comedian.

I'm not a comedian, I'm an actor.

I've been seesawing between not doing too much racial stuff - because I'd rather be known as the funny comedian than the funny Chinese comedian - but at the same time embracing my voice and who I am and what makes me unique, you know, which is the racial background.

A lot of people think I'm a comedian.

My goal is just to become a better comedian.

I have never bought into this view that some people have that the job of the comedian is to espouse opinions and change the world - I think the job of a comedian is to be funny.

I don't think I was a good comedian.

I begged the universe to make me a famous comedian, and it did. So I tend not to ask for any more.

I never thought much about success early on. I only thought about being a comedian - or just being in show business, is really more accurate.

I'm probably more of a stand-up comedian than an actor.

There isn't a comedian in the world that hasn't bombed.

For a comedian, there is nothing better than watching another great comedian.

I love the buzz of doing live. I am a stand-up comedian and so I am not scared of live.

I wanted to be a comedian long before I wanted to be a musician, for sure.

As a comedian, you see all parts of the country because you play there.