“I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business.” IfsTryingWellsShowsComedyRiskAirWillingTvsFactorsComedianTv ShowsImprovisingThin AirRisky Business Author:David Walliams
“I've been pitching a show of five female stand-up comedians through the generations, from Phyllis Diller to Amy Schumer, so when I got an e-mail asking me if I would participate in the Women in Comedy Festival, I was thrilled.” IfsShowsFiveComedyGenerationsFemaleAskingComedianMailFestivalsPitchingAmyStand Up Comedian Author:Wendy Liebman
“When another comedian has a lousy show, I'm the first one to admit it.” FirstsShowsComedian Author:Jack Benny
“Comedians dissect jokes all the time. Comedians are beautiful structuralists. But ultimately it's an athletic endeavor. You have to be able to just hit the backhand. You can't think about all the pieces of it. You can't think about your swing. You just have to do it. Reading someone else's deconstruction of what I do, all it does is put me in my head. On nights when the show goes particularly well, I am not aware of its fluidity. A lot of nights I'm just worried that I'm not going to be as good as the script in front of me.” ThinkingWellsDoeShowsAbleBeautifulNightReadingPiecesFrontsJokesScriptsWorriedComedianEndeavorSwingsAthleticDeconstructionFluidity Author:Stephen Colbert