Comedians are the monkeys of acting. When you go to the zoo, everybody loves the monkey exhibit. Votes: 5
Tracy MorganComedians have a huge carte blanche and the ability to get away with saying a lot of things. Votes: 4
Marilyn MansonComedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors. Votes: 3
Johann Georg Ritter von ZimmermannComedians are always hitting the topical notes that are on everybody's minds. Votes: 3
Yakov SmirnoffComedians are thinkers. The best ones are akin to philosophers, in my opinion. Votes: 3
Ted AlexandroComedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty. Votes: 3
Sally PhillipsComedians talk to other comedians the way jazz musicians can talk to each other. Votes: 3
David SteinbergComedians, we're just people who whine. But we happen to be funny when we whine. Votes: 3
Artie LangeComedians are really writers who don't have pens and pencils about them, but they riff. Votes: 3
Carl ReinerComedians second-guessing themselves is scary. Poor taste is not a crime and we can't forget that. Votes: 3
Jeff RossComedians and people in general have a cultural right to talk about their own culture and race. Votes: 3
Margaret ChoComedians don't have hits. You have to have a whole brand-new hour. You have no hits to rely on. Votes: 3
Aziz AnsariEverything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke. Votes: 2
Will RogersAll comedians are, in a way, anarchists. Our job is to make fun of the existing world. Votes: 2
Bob NewhartMany comedians have a dark side that lets them take a negative thing and turn it funny. Votes: 2
Rachel DratchI'm fascinated by the similarities and differences between comedians and magicians. Votes: 0
David CopperfieldI don't think that comedians have a tradition of trashing the next generation. Votes: 0
Franklyn AjayeI think for comedians, acting is their natural progression. It's all about progression. Votes: 0
Russell PetersThe mother-in-laws themselves weren't natural jokes but most comedians used to use that. Votes: 0
Allen ToussaintComedy is crowded. There are hundreds of comedians in every place in the world. Votes: 0
Trevor NoahHaving other comedians complimenting my work is the biggest accolade that I can get. Votes: 0
Kevin HartThe best-laid plans of mice and comedians usually wind up on the cutting-room floor. Votes: 0
Jon StewartIt's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs. Votes: 0
Hank AzariaYou know the quickest way to get comedians to hate you? Do Letterman at age 24. Votes: 0
Mike BirbigliaThe real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry Votes: 0
Martin Landaucomedians are people who say funny things, and comics are people who say things funny. Votes: 0
Staton RabinMost comedians weren't great athletes; that was the way they got noticed in high school. Votes: 0
Judd ApatowMy dad loved comedians, especially George Jessel, and he loved Henny Youngman and Buddy Hackett. Votes: 0
Al FrankenIt's annoying when people do that so-called comedians impression of me when it's stupid nonsense. Votes: 0
Craig DavidI think comedians have a function in society, which is to make fun of our icons. Votes: 0
Downtown Julie BrownI find my fans are really funny people. Most comedians can't say that about their fans. Votes: 0
Mike BirbigliaIf you watch the arcs of so many comedians, at some point, they just become themselves. Votes: 0
Judd ApatowOutsiders develop humor as a defense; why do you think most comedians are gay or Jewish? Votes: 0
Paul LyndeI was up until all hours of the night, listening to stories, meeting great old comedians. Votes: 0
Joely FisherI just respected comedians whether they were or they weren't, from, you know, new or old. Votes: 0
Steve MartinI don't think comedians take advantage of the fact that television and film are visual mediums. Votes: 0
Eric AndreI'm not a comedian, but I love the comedians who know when to get off the stage. Votes: 0
Topher GraceI think a lot of comedians sometimes pretend to find the job more taxing than it is. Votes: 0
Dani LevySome of the best ideas I've gotten for my act have come from comedians and not magicians. Votes: 0
Andrew MayneI used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny. Votes: 0
Denis NordenIf you think something's funny, go with that. Most comedians pull jokes from a place of honesty. Votes: 0
Olivia MunnI don't know any astronauts. There are a lot of people who say they want to be comedians. Votes: 0
Todd BarryI'd like to be remembered as good person and as one of the best comedians of my generation. Votes: 0
Hannibal BuressAll of us black comedians are trying to be mainstream, but you don't want to lose the edge. Votes: 0
Jamie FoxxFor aspiring comedians? Don't listen to me. Just go on stage and do what you think is funny. Votes: 0
Bill BurrMany comedians - both male and female - do have an "I will never date another comedian" rule. Votes: 0
Chris GethardIt seems like when I first started, people got into comedy because they wanted to be good comedians. Votes: 0
Wanda SykesIf you make a bad movie about stand-up, then comedians will mock you for the rest of your life. Votes: 0
Judd ApatowI'm such a comedy fan that I just love laughing and so admire comedians who have brought me joy. Votes: 0
Miranda HartFor some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet. Votes: 0
Bo BurnhamBut I will say that most comedians are the saddest people I know. That is the biggest paradox to me. Votes: 0
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