Michael Dapaah Quotes

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

When you are doing stand-up comedy, you are the writer, producer, director, sometimes bouncer.

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.

Well, I think my stand-up is often kind of visual. Not like Carrot Top visual, but visual.

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

The violence or the vaudeville style of comedy is a technique all by itself. You get up there, and you are a comedian, and you're doing one thing. That is, you're going to make the audience laugh.

About the best thing an actor can do when all is said and done is to make people laugh.

I made a living out of being a class clown.

Being a rapper is about being cool, but being a comedian, you're not supposed to be the coolest guy.

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

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

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'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

As a kid I was always a bit of a clown, a performer.

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.

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

My whole life, I've been telling jokes.

I think right now is the best time for stand-up, ever. I sincerely do.

I still do standup.

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.

I will always love to perform standup comedy.

I like drama. I love being in a drama where I get to be the funny guy. That's what I really love the most.