Zach Galifianakis

Comedians paint ourselves into corners all the time, and tastes in comedy change. The guy in 'The Hangover' was a really fun character to do, and it was easy to do. But you have to find other things because audiences will let you do that for a little bit, and then they're like, 'What else do you have for us, monkey?

American Actor

Steven Wright

I'm standing behind a wall of jokes. You don't know about my personal life, my girlfriends, or what I do when I'm not on the road. There's this guy, this comedian, and this is how he thinks, but people really don't know anything about me.

American Comedian

Hank Azaria

It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs.

Rob Brydon

If you're a comedian, you are looking for material in daily life.

Welsh Actor

H. L. Mencken

God is a comedian, playing to an audience too afraid to laugh.

American Writer

Andy Kindler

I am the smartest comedian in the history of the world.

Bob Newhart

There isn't a comedian in the world that hasn't bombed.

Paula Danziger

Normally, I name my characters after famous comedians.

American Author

Whitney Cummings

Comedians are obsessed with justice and the truth.

Michael Showalter

The term 'comedian' often refers to someone in stand-up comedy or television shows that focus on humor.

Modern Entertainment

A comedian can perform live, be seen on TV, or heard on a podcast, often aiming for spontaneous laughter.

Contextual Usage

Comedians use different styles like satire, slapstick, or observational humor to appeal to diverse audiences.

Variety of Humor

In literary terms, 'comedian' originally referred to stage actors specializing in comedic roles, dating back to theater traditions.

Theatrical Origin

Historically, a comedian played a specific role in comedies, often involving exaggerated characters and situations.

Historical Roles

Comedian roles were prominent in Shakespearean plays where wordplay, disguise, and mistaken identities abounded.

Shakespearean Comedy

 But you need more than just jokes to be able to cut it as a professional comedian. You need to be able to walk that fine line between being charming and disarming. And I discovered the most effective way to generate the amount of charm I needed to offset my disarming personality was through not jokes but stories.

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 think it was the best tool but you know there's a comedian who said well who's telling me that consciousness is so good and so important well consciousness so when you look at the plants you realize that there are other tools and they're just as interesting

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 and then there's the life that only I see. And in the life that everyone sees, who I am is a friend, a son, a brother, a stand-up comedian and a teenager. That's the life everyone sees. If you were to ask my friends and family to describe me,

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 But I stand before you today not as a breakfast radio host, not as a comedian, but as someone who was, is, and always will be a mathematician. And anyone who's been bitten by the numbers bug knows that it bites early and it bites deep.

Adam Spencer: Why I fell...

 and you bomb when you do badly. An unfortunate connection for us maybe, but it reminds me that we'd like to thank one man for, over the past decade, working tirelessly to support comedians all around the world, specifically comedians

Jamil Abu-Wardeh: The...

 Zimbabwean stand-up comedian in the world okay thank you thank you I need all the encouragement I can get because comedy has taken me as a mob and comedian to over 37 cities around the world applause again thank you thank you

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 What about a skunk? Stinker. She's a comedian. I suppose you think you're famous? Are you famous? Superstar. Yeah. You are a superstar. Well, we would like to encourage all of you

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 They are dynamic comedians. They are doting grandpas, caring sons. They are strong fathers,