Comedian Quotes

I was just a young guy who was excited to become a comedian and an actor and I just wanted to get to do what I got to do.

It takes many years to be a great comedian.

Every comedian dreams of hosting 'The Tonight Show' and, for seven months, I got to. I did it my way, with people I love, and I do not regret a second.

I don't think I was a good comedian.

Dick Van Dyke was my first idol. He's an amazing physical comedian, like a classic clown, but also very smart and not afraid to show vulnerability.

To me, seeing a really great comedian is a bit like watching a musician or a poet.

I think humor is important for all of us, and a great comedian is a great treasure.

Comedians and impressionists used to be two different showbiz animals entirely, but now there's no such thing as a comedian who doesn't do impressions.

I'm glad Reagan is president. Of course, I'm a professional comedian.

Oh yeah, I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

There really is no Johnny Carson anymore. There is no one place a comedian can appear and explode.

I'm not a political comedian. That's just not what I do.

People always call me a comedian. And I don't really see myself like that. I guess I just consider myself an actor who does comedy. But who wants to do other things as well.

My greatest hope was to get discovered as a comedian and get on a sitcom.

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be funny and become a comedian and a comedy writer, so to say that he's somewhat of a mythic figure in my life would be an understatement.

Canadian comedians are generally more well-rounded... They have to do a lot more. In order to have a career in this country, you have to do everything. And in the States you can narrow-cast, you can be just a sitcom performer or a stand-up comedian or a sketch performer.

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

Whenever I go on a show with a comedian I just counter punch.

It's good to be funny when you are a comedian.

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.

When I did Comic Relief, I did it to be on the show; it's a badge of honor as a comedian to do that show.

I think my speeches are hilarious. I think I'm a natural comedian, but I like denying people the chance to laugh. I want to deny you the relief of the punchline.

Chevy Chase and Bill Murray - we thought those guys were funny. We love Bill Murray, but we didn't think they were right for Airplane! because it would step on the joke if there was a known comedian.

I say it with my tongue firmly planted in cheek but there's truth to it - being a comedian is very close to being a therapist. When you're working smaller clubs, you're listening. You're feeling an energy, you're going with a tone but when people start yelling out, you almost start a conversation with people.

When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together.

I just think of myself as a comedian, really.

The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh.

Even when I lecture per se, I am a joke comedian, I can do the voices.

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