“Today's comedian has a cross to bear that he built himself. A comedian of the older generation did an ''act'' and he told the audience, ''This is my act.'' Today's comic is not doing an act. The audience assumes he's telling the truth. What is truth today may be a damn lie next week.”
Lenny Bruce
“There are many different kinds of comedians ... the observational humorist, the impressionist, the character creator, the physical comedian, the self-deprecator, the dirty-joke teller. What made Richard so brilliant is he was able to incorporate all these styles at once,”
Damon Wayans
“There are many different kinds of comedians ... the observational humorist, the impressionist, the character creator, the physical comedian, the self-deprecator, the dirty-joke teller. What made Richard so brilliant is he was able to incorporate all these styles at once.”
“The first thing any comedian does on getting an unscheduled laugh is to verify the state of his buttons.”
W. C. Fields
“Everything is changing. People are taking their comedians seriously and the politicians as a joke.”
Will Rogers
“The role of a comedian is to make the audience laugh, at a minimum of once every fifteen seconds.”
“Comedians are not usually actors, but imitations of actors.”
Johann Georg Zimmermann
