“I'd been acting and doing stand-up in New York about eight years, getting rejected, and I finally got the opportunity to do stand-up on Letterman, which holds even more importance for me. With comedians, that's definitely the pinnacle, but being from Indiana, it was a big to-do.” YearsBigsOpportunityActingNew YorkImportanceEightComedianRejectedIndianaPinnacleLetterman Author:Jim Gaffigan
“If you are a New York comedian who knows how to improvise and has glasses, you're going to start getting commercials.” IfsKnowsKnow HowNew YorkGlassesComedian Author:Chris Gethard
“To be No. 1 on the 'New York Times' best-seller list, well, that's alarming. Having been a stand-up comedian, I think it's surprising to a lot of people that I had the insight I had.” PeopleThinkingWellsNew YorkInsightListsComedianSurprisingNew York TimesSellersBest SellersStand Up Comedian Author:Steve Harvey
“My problem with being in New York City is that you really can't make a living as a comedian. You can, but you have to also take writing jobs, which means less stage time.” WritingMeanProblemJobsCitiesStageNew YorkComedianNew York City Author:Mike Birbiglia
“It used to be trained professionals doing animation and they were great. Now they have celebrities and famous actors doing the voices, but that does not always work. But I think this film turned out really well, partly because the three of us (me, Ray and Denis) are comedians who are used to doing solo acts and doing certain types of voices. The three of us are New York guys, we all came up the same way in the profession and we are all edgy and enjoy doing family movies. It was a good combination I think.” ThinkingWayWellsDoeFilmUsedGuyCertainThreeActorsEnjoyVoiceNew YorkTypeProfessionUsed To BeCombinationComedianRaysSoloAnimationEdgyFamous Actor Author:John Leguizamo
“I've been in radio, God, twenty years. I started as a stand-up comedian. I wanted to be Carol Burnett when I was growing up. Radio was just kind of an accident. I did morning radio in my hometown of Buffalo, then went to Rochester, then Chicago, and then New York.” YearsKindWantedMorningGrowing UpGrowingNew YorkTwentiesRadioAccidentsComedianChicagoHometownCarolsBuffaloStand Up ComedianRochester Author:Stephanie Miller
“You know, in Los Angeles, you're constantly in your car, you're sealed up, you're not walking around. Whereas in New York, after a while, all your stuff is kind of public, in one way or the other. I'm not saying either one of those is bad; they're both great for a very specific kind of comedian. And I'm glad that they both exist.” KnowsWayKindStuffCarNew YorkWalkingGladOne WayComedianLos Angeles Author:Patton Oswalt
“There are a lot of sources of information out there, so why don't you curate for yourself a list, like a real timeline of information, like the New York Times, or JetBlue, or your friends, or this comedian, or this guy who pretends to be a cat, or whatever it is, whatever entertains you, whatever you find useful.” RealGuyInformationNew YorkSourceCatListsComedianThis GuyNew York TimesTimelines Author:Biz Stone
“eah, you don't get a lot of meatheads doing improvised theater to begin with, and that's always been my thing. I talk about the nerd/meathead dichotomy on my podcast a lot, but there was a time when I was doing UCB full-time and playing men's league rugby in New York City, and I was like the funniest, artsiest rugby player, and the bro-iest improv comedian. I've always managed to sort of be in both sides.” MenSidesCitiesPlayerNew YorkTheaterComedianLeagueNew York CityBoth SidesNerdRugbyDichotomyBrosMeatheads Author:Jon Gabrus