Before I was a comedian, I thought the coolest thing that would happen to me was being a teenager... Boy, was I wrong!.

Whatever happens in life can happen on the stage, but as a comedian you should always be clear what your target is. It's fine to be gratuitously tast….

I am a comedian and you guys know whatever I say, I don't mean any of it..

All of us black comedians are trying to be mainstream, but you don't want to lose the edge..

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?.

I was like a Borscht Belt comedian trapped in the body of a 6-year-old. I was channeling Jackie Mason at 7..

A lot of amazing comedians that I've worked with just really follow their instincts and you can't really teach someone comedic timing. And you just k….

I'm a rap comedian the same way Bill Cosby is a jazz comedian, Cosby's laid back. I'm like, bang, bang bang, right into it..

Every group needs a comedian. A comic who is politically incorrect at the Berkeley campus might slay them at a Klan rally..

I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look..

The only way I'd want to do something in television would be if it was about how I think as a comedian. I'd need to be able to be a creator. That's w….

Black comics, they only watch Black comedians. You're a comedian; you're not just a Black comedian. You're a comedian. I try to get that through to e….

I think anybody in front of a crowd is a comedian..

If you are a New York comedian who knows how to improvise and has glasses, you're going to start getting commercials..

I never wanted to churn it out. Comedians tend to work all the time. They never put it down like musicians who might make an album then take three or….

Though part of me had always wanted to be a comedian, another part of me had always wanted to be Bryant Gumbel or Dan Rather..

A lot of the comedians don't even tell the joke. Like only three tell the joke, the rest of them dissect it..

Only comedians can talk about death, life, God and Virgin Mary. If I was a tragic actor, I couldn't allow myself. But with this accent I can do it. I….

As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian..

I do love standup. I love comedians. They're my community. Also, because I know so many of them, I know the value of them. I know what they can do..

Republicans just can't help themselves. They get in front of a live microphone and within a few sentences are rocketing down the swiftest and most di….