Phoebe Robinson Quotes

I come from standup and improv.

Comedy is what I really want to do and propel.

I've played comedy before but not that much. I mostly do get drawn to darker material.

I like doing a funny show where I don't have to act and fall in love with a girl.

I would love to do comedy. I think I'm funny and that comedy is my strong suit, at least in real life. I have yet to prove myself in the movies, but I'd love to get the opportunity to do that.

Um, I'm just naturally super-funny. No, not really. I've never been in The Groundlings or anything.

I adore doing comedy, I think it's fantastic. I never saw myself doing exclusively comedy.

In Miami, I was studying improv as well as acting. Improv is a great tool to have, just for the comedic timing that you get. When I moved to L.A., I started taking classes with The Groundlings, and I loved it. I'm definitely in love with improv and comedy.

I made people laugh as a kid, but that's not how you make a living.

My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course I fell in love with it.

I love doing stuff with Todd Barry and Jon Benjamin. We give the stage to good bands and funny people.

I love comedy and did a lot of comedy in college. I was in an improv comedy group with my friends.

At the end of the day, I do think I'm happiest doing comedy. I love it. I know that I can do other things. I love drama as well.

I joined an improv group in college, which was a lot of fun. After I graduated, I moved to Chicago to try to get into the Second City.

When I played Imunique on 'Love That Girl,' that was on the other side of comedy - loud and out there.

My parents are both super funny, and I always knew I wanted to be on 'SNL.' My mom and I would watch it a lot.

Seeing the energy of 'SNL' made me want to be a part of it. If that was a job, I thought, that was the job I wanted. That was my plan. Comedy.

Like other kids wanted to become firemen or astronauts, I wanted to make people laugh.

I was always the guy who made jokes and ribbed people at parties. After I went to the American Academy of Dramatic Arts I got sidetracked into clubs and started doing comedy.

I started in Shakespeare. I'm classically trained, which, how hilarious is that? Then one night, I saw Second City and thought, 'Wow, that's what I want to do.' But I never thought it would morph into screenplay writing.

People who I've worked with are always like, 'Why aren't you doing comedy? You're funny!' because they've only seen the one side. I did do the comedy 'Whatever Works,' with Woody Allen and Larry David.

I was the cocktail waitress, and Sandra Bullock was the host, and this guy came in and persuaded me to try improv with Gotham City Improv.

I'm not a stand-up comedian. I'm not an improv person or anything, but I've always been a fan of that stuff.

One of my favorite things about sketch comedy is doing parodies and music videos.

I'd always liked having a laugh with my friends, and I'd done comedy in plays; but then my friends asked me to join this improv troupe and it went well and I started performing with them.