Comedic Vulnerability Quotes

Here's what I'm afraid of. I know a lot of comedians, friends of mine, who just got into the 'Doesn't matter what I say. It doesn't matter. They're just gonna laugh anyway.'

It seems to be a common denominator with a lot of comics, this low self-esteem thing.

I feel like I came in comedy's side door, and still feel very fraudulent in many ways.

Comedy's really about not being afraid to look terrible, look ugly, look silly, make fun of yourself. And that's something that women are just not socialized to do. But more women are doing it, and more women have examples of women doing it brilliantly.

What a sad business is being funny!

The tragedy for comedians is there's nothing more they want than to be liked. We desperately seek approval. It's almost like a personality disorder you can do as a job.

I think there is a weird loneliness that comes with being a comedian. There is something definitely inside the personality of a person who wants to be a comedian, and (he or she) is looking to connect (to the audience) at all times.

For some comedians it feels so cool to be like: 'I'll say anything, man!'. I'm not quite there yet.