“I've never eaten a Hot Pocket and then afterwards been, I'm glad I ate that. I'm always like, I'm gonna die.” FunnyFacesDiesHurtComedyPaidHotGladPocketsBack Hurts Author:Jim Gaffigan
“I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid which was a bonus. I studied for a diploma with the London College of Music, and teaching was something I thought I might do but comedy intervened.” MightFunCareersComedyTeachingCollegePaidLondonRealisedBonusDiploma Author:Bill Bailey
“Comedy is the drug, when they laugh it's like I'm a jazz musician and they hear it, and they get it. It's power to take the crowd wherever I want them to go. I love it when they laugh, especially when they relate through laughter. It's a beautiful thing. It also means I'm going to get paid, which is nice.” WantMeanBeautifulLaughingComedyNiceDrugMusicianLaughterPaidJazzCrowdsRelateBeautiful ThingsJazz MusicJazz Musician Author:Alonzo Bodden
“I certainly know guys in comedy, I know some actors, and I definitely know some musicians, who have survived to a certain age and make a good living doing what they do, but nobody knows who they are. They wake up every day and they have the ability to get paid practicing their art, but underneath it all, if you scratched the surface, you still get, "If I only had my own show . . .," or "If I only had my own band . . ." It's what people always do when they want to be their own star.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantArtStillsShowsAgeGuyCertainActorsStarsMy OwnAbilityComedyBandMusicianWake UpPaidSurfaceSurvivedNobody KnowsGood Living Author:Denis Leary
“The Four Levels of Comedy: Make your friends laugh, Make strangers laugh, Get paid to make strangers laugh, and Make people talk like you because it's so much fun.” PeopleFunLevelsLaughingComedyFourLike YouLaughterPaidStrangerStrangers And FriendsTalking To Strangers Author:Jerry Seinfeld
“In my early 20s I was so miserable doing construction, I wanted something that paid money. I liked nice stuff. I liked cars and architecture, and things that cost money. I wanted to not swing a hammer, and make money… and not do stuff that was dirty. I attempted to get into comedy. I started to do stand-up, but I wasn’t very good at it.” WantedStuffComedyNiceCarCostPaidVery GoodArchitectureMiserableMaking MoneyDirtyConstructionSwingsHammersNaughtyEarly 20s Author:Adam Carolla