Kayvan Novak Quotes

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 think I always was a bit of a class clown, but I don't know how successful I was at that. I always think, when I read about people being class clowns, I imagine them being actually very funny, and I don't know that I was. But I tried to be, I think.

I'm a classic example of all humorists - only funny when I'm working.

It's true; I have a skill and it's... it has not related to acting, it's not related to auditions, it's not related to studios, not related to public whim. It's whether I'm funny or not and whether I can entertain people.

When you're doing stand-up, you want to stand onstage and, to the extent that you can, uncomplicatedly entertain.

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

Actually, I think I'm funnier off-camera.

To be really great, you need to be naturally funny in order to stand out. But you can work at it, and find the best vehicle that you have to communicate what you're saying to people.

I did stand-up, weird and ignorant stuff about my career - anything for a laugh.

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.

I made a living out of being a class clown.

I was always a funny guy. I don't think anybody that makes it to this level of stand-up wasn't a funny guy when they were young.

The real challenge lies in maintaining dignity while being funny. I am in awe of Krushna Abhishek's energy and Bharti Singh's wit. They are infectious and selfless.

Getting a laugh was what I'd been doing with my family and at school since the age of three.

I was destined to make people laugh.

It's very rare to be able to do a show where the most important thing is being funny.

We used to have to convince people we were funny, and it didn't always work.

I always loved comedy but I didn't start formally until I was in college.

With comedians, you have that understanding that we're trying to get laughs.

Some actors try to play parts and do things they can't do. Being funny is one of them. Being funny's hard.

Actually I never did stand up. I'm not that funny.

There's nothing more difficult to do than comedy.

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

It's good to be funny when you are a comedian.

I lived to make Scott Baio laugh.