Jermaine Fowler Quotes

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

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

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.

My stand-up has a lot of performance in it, and I loved doing it so much that, after years, I put the idea of having a show on the back burner.

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

To tell you the truth, I always wanted to be a sketch comedian and a comedy actor.

You come to my comedy show to be entertained.

I started comedy in, like, 1998.

I was named DC's funniest celebrity.

I come from a much freer kind of performance thing, where I rely on my own improv and my own sense of humor.

I have the improv background, but stand-up is different.

I always wanted to be a comedian.

A comedian who starts talking to himself becomes his own audience. This is fatal.

When you're a young comedian the first thing you want to do is get a laugh.

Those early days of comedy are when you get addicted to it.

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've been doing stand-up since '89.

Cabaret is a great format. All you have to do is sing and be funny sporadically.

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

I always knew I wanted to do comedy. I like making people laugh.

Stand-up is the foundation to my career. It's what I started out doing.

When I was younger I always thought, 'If I were ever a comedian I'd make it like a rock concert.' I wanted to generate that type of enthusiasm and excitement.

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.