Rich Eisen Quotes

I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.

Being a stand-up is my mission in life; it's my passion. My ongoing goal is to simply be funny, on my own, in front of a roomful of strangers.

I lived to make Scott Baio laugh.

To be a comedian, you gotta jokesmith, there's no way around it.

My whole life, I've been telling jokes.

I had never done a roast, but I really wanted to, because it's so different from standup.

I know I can get laughs anywhere, in front of any crowd, if I'm given the chance.

I've been a stand-up comedian for years, and I can be silly.

I will always love to perform standup comedy.

Most of the stuff I do on the show comes out of me just trying to make my friends laugh.

Stand-up is hard.

I actually opened for Chris Rock at the Funny Bone one time.

Most of my show is true; like, 90% of everything I say on stage is true. I just have to find the way to make it funny - that's the difficult thing.

Stand-up comedy is a raunchy profession.

I enjoy doing comedy for the fact that you go to work and you laugh. That's a good combination.

Oh, I love stand-up.

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

I made a living out of being a class clown.

I've been making people laugh for 40 years, so I know how important it is!

I am not a joke-teller. Stand-up, I couldn't do.

I've been at it since 1967, and I still love it. There is nothing quite like making people laugh.

I remember watching Eddie Murphy's stand-up act when I was little, and just being mesmerized.

Comedy is not easy to do - where you make someone laugh out loud in their living room.

I don't usually eulogise about people, but I saw Russell Brand doing stand-up before he was really high profile. I didn't really know what to expect but I laughed until my belly ached.

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