Politics is developing more comedians than radio ever did. Jimmy Durante
We mustn't complain too much of being comedians -- it's an honorable profession. If only we could be good ones the world might gain at least a sense of style. We have failed -- that's all. We are bad comedians, we aren't bad men. Graham Greene
The best-laid plans of mice and comedians usually wind up on the cutting-room floor. Jon Stewart
All comedians are a bit attention-seeking and I'm no different. Anyone with the audacity to want to be listened to for an hour and a half must be. Jimmy Carr
But what's true about comedians is that we've all got a huge hole in our personality. In a room of 3,000 people, we're the one person facing in the opposite direction - yet we have this overwhelming desire to be liked. Jimmy Carr
Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart. Ade Edmondson