Neal Brennan Quotes

I think comedy I've learned is really just about relaxing and trusting yourself and allowing yourself to fail.

If something strikes me as funny, I'll put it in my performance.

I didn't know if I could be funny on stage or write a joke. But I saw that there are no rules. If you're funny offstage, you can figure out a way to be funny onstage.

Doing comedy was liberating in a way.

There's something about us as stand-ups that when we're on our feet, we feel more in control of the situation and in control of our bodies and our delivery.

I've never written jokes. I mean, I'll write things on a piece of paper and riff on them onstage.

Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence.

Comedy is like math - you can check your answer because you know you've gotten it right if you get a laugh. It just makes sense to me. I feel like because I've had to keep that tool in my box for so long, I'm ready to show it off a bit.

I was fooling everyone by surrounding myself with funny people. But then I put myself out there - writing my own sketches, going on stage with nobody surrounding me - and for some reason people were still laughing.

I think I have always tried to connect my comedy to my art.

The jokes I used to do on 'Sex and the City' were always comic character things, and they were rarely hard jokes. As soon as you go up in front of people, it demands laughter.

I have, like, two and a half years of failed jokes that I know I wouldn't repeat, but I certainly have no comprehension of what definitely works. And the only gauge that I can go by is, 'This makes me laugh,' and is joyful... I like to, if possible, do things that people can enjoy and it doesn't take anybody down.

I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.

Comedy is not something that a person can fake or learn how to do.

I was an extroverted kid and performed, like, acting and singing. Then, the older I got, I realized I enjoyed performing things that I came up with myself more and I enjoyed making people laugh more than making people cry or think.

What I've always done as an entertainer is try to come up with things that people will find interesting, or compelling, or humorous.

I really loved what I was doing being creative and being funny as a stand-up comedian.

To me, comedy is a great occupation because I don't really worry that much about what other people think of me.

I might've been witty, but I didn't have a shtick. So, I never considered myself a comedian.

Nothing can help my comedy.

'Saturday Night Live' is a very particular beast. What it celebrates are individuals who can stand out. I did good work there, but going onstage and saying, 'Hey! Hey! Look at me! Aren't I funny?' - that just wasn't my instinct.

I was always worried with comedy - what if I came to work and I wasn't in a funny mood? That hasn't been an issue.

You don't need to be stable to be a stand-up comedian.

Good acting is thinking in front of the camera. I just do that and apply a sense of humor to it. You have to trust the audience to get it.

Nobody really knows, but I got a little comedy in me.