“A lot of people who claim they're political comedians are just comedians who have opinions. But they stop being funny the minute they give their opinions.” PeopleGivingPoliticalOpinionMinutesClaimsComedianBeing Funny Author:Gilbert Gottfried
“It started off for me as just wanting to be an actor and sort of resenting in a weird way being expected to write as well as be a comedian and an improviser. And then you think about it for a minute, and I smartened up and realized that the only way to sustain a career is to generate your own material. Or to be in control of your career as best you can. And in allowing yourself to do that it opens up a whole new world of possibilities. And then you're like "Oh, producing is a thing."” ThinkingWorldWayWritingWellsWholeActorsCareersMinutesPossibilityMaterialsExpectedComedianAllowingNew World Author:Rob Corddry
“I wouldn't mind gigging around the same era as Jesus, after he gives his speech about the meek and how blessed they are and all that type of bullshit, going up there and doing a flat 20 [minutes]. I reckon I'd have better stagecraft and presence than Jesus. Yea, I'm a better stand-up comedian than Jesus, so I reckon I could go on after him.” GivingMindJesusMinutesTypeGoes OnSpeechBlessedErasComedianFlatsBullshitMeekStand Up ComedianStagecraft Author:Jim Jefferies
“I always wanted to give people the more exciting version of what I think a comedian should be - because I didn't grow up with comics, I grew up with rock 'n' roll. And when I saw a lot of comics, no matter how good they might have been material-wise, I would get a little bored with them after 10 minutes, only because I feel comedians don't really know performance.” PeopleThinkingKnowsGivingFeelsShouldLittlesHas BeensMatterMightWantedGrowsGrowing UpSawsWiseMinutesRocksMaterialsGrewGrew UpPerformancesExcitingVersionsComedianBoredRock N RollMight Have Been Author:Andrew Dice Clay
“I'm glad that that era of stand-up is over, because I think it adversely affected a lot of people who could have been really, really great comedians. Because they unconsciously or subconsciously stifled their wild impulses, and were thinking about the five clean minutes for The Tonight Show, or the 20-minute sitcom pitch as a stand-up act.” PeopleThinkingHas BeensShowsFiveMinutesCleanGladErasImpulseComedianTonightAffectedReally GreatCould Have BeenSitcom Author:Patton Oswalt
“The role of the comedian is to say 'Wait a minute' when a consensus starts to form.” FormWaitingRolesMinutesComedianConsensus Author:Bill Hicks
“It was a very interesting experience. You know, I don't think words could do it justice. Roseanne [Barr] is a comedian, a laugh a minute at every turn, and this time around she was actually going to be the vice presidential candidate of another Green Party candidate. So I guess she's still in the mix in some ways,sort of learning her politics as she goes, like a lot of us Americans who are getting thrown under the bus and for whom it is not a laughing matter. We are going to stand up and take this seriously and refuse to be intimidated out of the future that we deserve.” ThinkingKnowsWayStillsMatterTurnsJusticeInterestingPartyLaughingMinutesDeserveGreenVicesRefuseComedianPresidentialCandidatesThrownBusVery InterestingIntimidatedVice PresidentPresidential CandidateGreen PartyThrown Under The Bus Author:Jill Stein