Hasan Minhaj Quotes

I started performing as a stand-up comedian on my own in the mid-1990s.

I'm a big fan of comedy such as Cendric the Entertainer.

Dylan Moran, my favourite comedian, was walking down the street in Edinburgh. I nearly got run over as I sprinted up to him to tell him I was his biggest fan. His stand-up comedy gives me a stitch from laughing.

As comedians, we have the opportunity to convey a message that will have an effect. The best can make you laugh and cry, the way musicians and actors can.

Brent Weinbach made [Gangster Party Line].I guess I saw it when it first came out. And that is so goddamn funny to me. The guys are real dudes and they're not good, but they're also good enough.

By the power of Steven Wright's Beard!

I'm a goofball and a comedian.

We have actors from other films, from 'Baywatch,' and so on, and these people are looking exactly the opposite of what they are. The transformations were so smooth, and so funny to watch, it was unbelievable.

Stand-up comedy is a raunchy profession.

Megan Fox is so funny.

Yeah, I do stand-up, my own type of stand-up.

You know, stand-up comedy is where I pretty much started out.

Amy Sedaris makes me laugh harder than anybody.

The comedian just wants to get a laugh.

I don't perceive my role as a newsman at all. I'm a comedian from stem to stern. You can cut me open and count the rings of jokes.

I consider myself a bit of a comedian. I write a lot of humorous songs.

An 'insult comic' is the title I was given. What I do is exaggeration. I make fun of people, at life, of myself and my surroundings.

I love comedy, I love comedy... I think I'm funny!

Doug Motel makes 'conscious comedy'. He makes me laugh, and he makes me think.

Stand-up, by far, is my favorite.

A lot of people think I'm a comedian.

You step in with the Seth Rogens of the world, you better have some jokes.

An old-codger comedy - that's what I want to do.

Take my gay-hairdresser routine. You'll let your hairdresser say things to you that you wouldn't let your parents say. My hairdresser will say the funniest things, so I asked him if I could put him in my routine - you know, make fun of him in a good way. He said, 'Oh, mention my name, mention my name!'

There's tons of dudes - like David O'Doherty, Tim Key, and Alex Horne - I made a lot of friends with people who are really incredible comics.