Anthony Jeselnik Quotes

If I'm not on tour, I can run down to the comedy club and do a little stand-up. If you're an actor, you can't go - I guess there's forms of it.

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

Having to stand in front of an audience and have it be your job to make them laugh, you can't really look to anyone but yourself. It's what you wrote, what you said and how you said it, so it's kind of terrifying, but I liked it. When it goes well, it's the best feeling in the world. When it doesn't go well, it's the worst feeling, but once you get into the rhythm of it, I think it's really fun.

If you call me a comedian I will be very grateful. I will thank you profoundly. No, I love doing comedy. It's fun once in a while to do a serious part but I really enjoy doing comedy because I love to laugh.

Although I do stand-up - doing actual stage work is terrifying for me.

I'd like to do more comedy, but i think my forte is still in the heavy. I'd love to do a comic lead, a musical.

It's a lot easier to say you're a comic than a performance artist.

If I had a choice, I would do comedy all the time. It's just the most challenging thing. To make someone laugh is the most challenging thing, and the most rewarding thing, in entertainment.

I don't think I've ever died on stage. I've had jokes that died on stage. I've told a joke and absolutely nothing. They didn't know it was the end of the joke.

It's depressing sitting at a comedy club all night, waiting to get on to do your five or ten minutes of material.

By the way, to perform in front of Don Rickles, it 's not nerve-wrecking. It 's enjoyable, i am enjoying Jeff Garlin. I hope I perform in front of Don Rickles every night of my life !

My first open mic, I drank a full pitcher of beer by myself. I wasn't afraid of being in front of people as much as, Is this funny?

When you go out there to do comedy, you feel like you're doing battle with the audience a lot of the time. You're either going to get 'em, or you're not.

You say a line and you wait for them to laugh, then you say another line and you wait... It felt weird to me. But it's interesting and the energy is almost like theatre, I suppose, with all the people there.

I don't really do stand-up.

I am a comedian: that means I laugh at things other people don't laugh at and also annoys my wife sometimes.

The very first time I did stand-up, that was terrifying.

I feel more comfortable in comedy.

A comic says funny things. A comedian says things funny.

One of the first things you ever learn as a stand-up is don't show fear.

It's hard to get laughs when you're new.

Comedy is not something that had necessarily jumped out as something I'd immediately go for.

I always wanted to be a comedian and actor. I basically stumbled into the music medium, though. I'm OK, but that's about it. I like to think I'm good enough not to negatively affect the performance.

I can pretty much guarantee that if I do a show in a comedy club, there will be someone who will come out of the audience and tell me the worst joke ever. It's just a guarantee.