“When I began doing theatre in high school I saw that I could get laughs from people but I didn't really connect that to going on and becoming a comedian. I was interested in acting and while I was at Boston College I was part of an improv group, Mother's Fleabag, which had a long history and has been known as one of the best college improvisation groups in the U.S.” PeopleLongHas BeensSchoolMotherActingKnownLaughingSawsGroupsCollegeBecomingHigh SchoolTheatreComedianBostonImprovisationBest College Author:Amy Poehler
“I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit.” LittlesBitsClassLaughingCollegeLittle BitPublic SpeakingSpeaking In PublicFear Of Public Speaking Author:Kevin James
“I don't know if I'd want to do that anymore, because you always get bigger laughs on college campuses. So, when the film plays in front of a city audience, you've probably cut too loosely.” IfsKnowsWantPlayFilmCitiesAudienceLaughingCuttingFrontsCollegeBiggerCampusCollege Campus Author:David Zucker
“I loved teaching and I did a lot of work as a teacher's assistant in college, and my favorite experience was basically getting a laugh from a bunch of people because they had just understood something. Because I had shown them something they hadn't seen before, and it amused them. That's the combo platter. That's a perfect moment.” PeopleMomentsPerfectLaughingTeacherTeachingCollegeUnderstoodMy FavoriteBunchAssistantsAmusedPerfect Moments Author:Joss Whedon
“I had a Neighborhood Crime Watch sign in my dorm wall in college. People would come in and laugh at it. 'Where did you get it?' 'I took it. How good is their Neighborhood Crime Watch if they can't even watch their sign?'” PeopleIfsWatchesLaughingCrimeCollegeWallNeighborhoodDorms Author:Carrot Top
“I remember being in college and taking a class on classical music and getting a big laugh when I said very sincerely that I was not really into trained voices. Some of the greatest singers can transcend their technical perfection and still sound great.” SaidStillsBigsRememberSoundVoiceClassLaughingCollegePerfectionSingersSincerelyClassical Music Author:Ira Kaplan
“The Jackass movies are honestly some of the best movies I've ever seen. I laugh so hard at them. Those guys are geniuses. If they had grown up with a different group of people, they could've been performance artists at Bard College, and people would be writing papers about them.” PeopleIfsWritingDifferentHardWould BeArtistGuyLaughingGroupsCollegeGeniusPaperPerformancesHonestlyPapersJackassesBards Author:Louis C. K.
“I think it go serious in college when I found out I really enjoyed making people laugh. It makes me happy. I said, I wanna be a comedian, I wanna get good.' You're not good in the beginning. You're still trying to figure out what the things are that you are going to talk about, what your angle is going to be and there's a lot of trial and error. I just never gave up and that was the beginning of my career. Just experimenting, trying it out and falling in love with it.” PeopleThinkingTryingSaidStillsFallFoundCareersLaughingFiguresCollegeSeriousErrorsFalling In LoveTrialsEnjoyedComedianAngleGave UpMaking People LaughMake Me HappyTrial And Error Author:Bill Bellamy
“I used to do stuff at college. I could do voices. I could make some people laugh. I wasn't the class clown, but I knew I had this skill.” PeopleUsedStuffVoiceClassLaughingCollegeSkillsClown Author:Steve Coogan
“I graduated from college and went on one job interview and was laughing in my own head because I wouldn't hire me.” JobsMy OwnLaughingCollegeInterviewsJob Interview Author:Daniel Tosh
“I was extremely lucky to get this project [Brief Interviews with Hideous Men]. It was one of those things that I worked on in college. A friend of mine asked me to do a stage reading of that book and I was just completely blown away because, at that point, I was like, 'Acting's having fun with your friends and making people laugh.'” PeopleMenBookReadingFunActingLaughingStageMinesCollegeLuckyProjectsHaving FunInterviewsMaking People LaughHideousBlown Away Author:John Krasinski