“I was influenced by a lot of stand-up comedians... Eddie Murphy back when he was doing 'Raw.' I watched that so many times as a kid, I can probably still quote the entire thing to this day. Chris Rock. Dave Chappelle. George Carlin. A lot of the guys who were sort of edgy for their time.” StillsI CanKidsGuyRocksComedianThis DayBack WhenDaveEdgyMurphyStand Up Comedian Author:Ray William Johnson
“My mother was the one who totally got behind me as far as, do things and ask questions later. My father would say, "I don't care how dirty you are up there, just be funny." Because they knew me offstage. They knew I was a good guy. They knew my whole plan of becoming the most exciting comedian, visually, ever. A real rock-and-roll stand-up comic.” RealWholeCareMotherGuyAsksFatherBehindsPlansRocksBecomingExcitingDon't CareComicComedianI Don't CareDirtyRock And RollGood Guy Author:Andrew Dice Clay
“I'm perfectly happy to have the reputation as a comedian. I love comedies, I would love to be doing more comedies. But I also feel like I hit the limit on playing the girlfriend type in a lot of rom-coms that aren't actually rom-coms, but guy movies that happen to have girls in them.” FeelsHappensGuyGirlComedyTypeLimitsReputationComedianGirlfriend Author:Elizabeth Banks
“It was important to me to be cool as a comedian. I didn't want to be a crowd-pleaser who sent out the vibe of, "I need you guys." I wanted to be so cool that the audience could leave and I would still be killing, that I didn't want to have to rely on them or need them. That really appealed to me.” WantNeedsStillsImportantWantedGuyAudienceKillingCrowdsComedianRelyNeed YouBeing CoolI Need YouPleasersCrowd Pleasers Author:Anthony Jeselnik
“Comedians get jokes offered to them, rock stars get women and underwear thrown onstage, and I get guys that want to take me fishing.” WantGuyStarsRocksJokesComedianThrownFishingTake MeRock StarUnderwear Author:Les Claypool
“I wish, in some ways, I was the type of comedian who could do something blistering and topical, but I'm the guy who gets stuck in the revolving door and thinks I should write about that.” ThinkingWayShouldWritingGuyWishDoorsTypeStuckComedianRevolvingRevolving Doors Author:Jim Gaffigan
“The most difficult thing has definitely been movies. From a comedian's standpoint, you think being real big is the best thing, but with movies, the screen is huge, you're big anyway! Also, coming from a TV personality - MTV was all about high energy and selling the hottest video - I had to learn to [take it down]. A lot of characters I'm playing are not necessarily that kind of guy.” ThinkingKindRealCharacterBigsGuyEnergyDifficultTvsHugePersonalityScreensVideoSellingComedianBest ThingsBeing RealDifficult ThingsStandpointMtvHottestHigh Energy Author:Bill Bellamy
“A lot of stand-up specials for cable are meant to glorify the comedian. They put you in a really beautiful theater, and sometimes they even blow a little smoke in there to make it misty and sweet. They make the guy look like he's a big rock star. But comedy's not really glamorous. It doesn't enhance comedy for it to look good.” LooksLittlesSometimesBigsBeautifulGuyStarsComedyRocksSweetTheaterBlowSmokeComedianRock StarCablesGlamorousGlorifyReally BeautifulMisty Author:Louis C. K.
“The world has wanted me to speak differently than I speak. You know, I speak like my mom; I speak like, you know, like the whitest white dude; I speak like a Def Comedy Jam comedian doing an impression of a white guy.” WorldWantedGuySpeakWhiteComedyMomMy MomImpressionComedianJamWhite Guys Author:Jordan Peele