Quotes About Stand-up

I've been doing stand-up just about every night since I started in 1989. It's my home base. But I'm into doing comedy in all mediums, platforms and situations.

I just do jokes about real situations, pure observation.

In the sixties and seventies you could probably name all the great comics. It was still special.

All comedians have to use their physicality, so I use my size.

At this point, I feel fairly comfortable in terms of performance. I think having a sketch background actually helps a lot. Because my background is acting, and stand-up, in a lot of ways, is acting.

If you do a sketch, that's a very short narrative. Stand-up, it's bit-to-bit, minute-long narratives.

I started stand-up in 2007. I'd done a couple of gigs before that, but not much, and I was in a sketch group at Uni from 2005 as well.

Canada has been a breeding ground for great comedic actors, sketch artists and stand-up comedians. We grew up with a different perspective on the world.

By the time I got to uni sketch comedy was much more fashionable than stand-up.

I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like 'Guard 17' - so I wrote plays and gave myself parts, then I wrote sketches, then I did stand-up. Even in the school nativity I was the emu in the manger.

When you see the American chat shows, they've got so many ideas about what they could with the guests. I did stand-up on 'Jimmy Fallon' and they had loads of sketches and ideas, we don't tend to do that here.

I think you just have to be comfortable in your own skin, and when I do stand-up or the show I'm in a really good mood.

I've been in theaters. Like Brian Regan, who I love - loved him so much more when he did the Improvs. And then in a big theater - nobody's that good.

I do love live performing, but I'm not a stand-up naturally, and I don't like the lifestyle of working just in the evenings at clubs.

I like doing a funny show where I don't have to act and fall in love with a girl.

I can get a script and go, "Well, I'd rather do stand-up." I don't hold movies in higher regard. I love making videos and posting. I love TV.

I like to tell old jokes on stage after about an hour, or an hour and a half. I'll bring those old ones back because the fans love them.

As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else.

I'd love for someone to ask me about comedic technique and choices.

I love Stewart Lee's 'Comedy Vehicle' on BBC2. The guy is a genius.

I love writing stand-up so much and tinkering and looking for ideas.

I love standup comedians. I really do.

When it comes to stand-up, people feel this need to voice their objection through groaning or being offended. It's really irritating... I mean I love what I do, but that's the irritating side of it.

I have tons of jokes with moments in them over the years in stand-up that don't get a laugh but I love them so they stay.