“When I see a good singer, I get teary-eyed. Part of it is jealousy because all comedians are frustrated rock stars. That's a fact.” FactsStarsRocksSingersComedianFrustratedRock Star Author:Jeff Ross
“You work with stand-up comedians or you work with somebody in theater, you work with somebody from Star Search or Survivor or a kid, it constantly changes how you play with people.” PeoplePlayKidsStarsTheaterComedianSurvivorStand Up Comedian Author:Steve Zahn
“I'm attracted to working with comedians because they don't have that stars' idea of what a hero should be. The downside is they're always addressing the camera too much.” ShouldIdeasStarsToo MuchHeroCamerasComedian Author:Michel Gondry
“I would like a ship for the hips, please. Ships and hips. Hipsters to stir with their hips on the hip ships. And, of course, hips. Yeah, hip. That's me. I also like sips. I'm a slow drinker. A sipster. I'm a sipster hipster comedian. Yeah, sips. But more hips. Hip, hipster, hip star, hiptard. Definitely.” CoursesStarsPleaseYeahShipsHipsComedianHipsterDrinkers Author:Demetri Martin
“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
“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.
“I personally have no interest in being a star or a celebrity. I want my stand-up comedy and how I think as a comedian to be recognized and successful.” ThinkingWantStarsInterestSuccessfulComedyComedianStand Up Comedy Author:Jim Gaffigan
“Phunny Business is a breezy, vivid, funny, star-studded and delightful valentine to comedy, entrepreneurship and the All-American impulse to make something out of nothing. The story of comedy club owner/inveterate dreamer Raymond Lambert and his heroic quest to create a safe, productive place for black stand-up comedians to hone their craft and find their voices isn't just a great Chicago story and a great comedy story: it's a flat-out great story, lovingly and engagingly told.” StoriesStarsBlackVoiceComedySafeClubsCraftsEntrepreneurshipImpulseComedianProductiveOwnersFlatsChicagoDreamerHeroicQuestsValentineDelightfulVividStand Up ComedianComedy ClubsBreezyGreat Comedy Author:Nathan Rabin