Jenn Lyon Quotes

If my career path takes me elsewhere, that's great. But comedy is my forte.

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.

But I just think I was lucky enough to figure out early on that I wanted to do comedy, so that's what I put all my effort into.

I did sketch comedy for years. I've always enjoyed it.

I see myself as a comedian rather than a female comedian. I happen to be a woman, but I am a comedian by trade.

I never thought I'd end up doing comedy, but actually, it's been something I've really relished the challenge of and ended up doing quite a bit of.

I had envisioned doing comedy since childhood. For sure.

Anybody with a sharp brain and a mic can become a comedian, but there's a need to move beyond it. The audience wants to witness the marriage of theatre, comedy and something more.

My job is mostly to entertain and be funny.

I'm in a sketch comedy group in school and I also do stand-up.

When I talk to Steve Martin, he's joyful when he talks about comedy.

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

If you do a sketch, that's a very short narrative. Stand-up, it's bit-to-bit, minute-long narratives.

I always wanted to host a show, throw whipped-cream pies. Theater is not my cup of tea.

When I tell people I'm a comedian they say, 'Oh, are you funny?' I say, 'No, it's not that kind of comedy.'

Lewis Black taught me stand-up.

I'd love to be a comedian. I've done a lot, but always in the confines of plays.

Before you get to 'SNL,' you have your own sensibility. And when you get to 'SNL,' it's the show's sensibility.

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 love making comedy. I never stopped loving it. I will continue to love it and I can't believe that I get to do it.

It takes up enough of my time and interest just working on comedy. I just enjoy it and love doing it.

Deep inside, I am desperate to do comedy.

I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.

Comedy is my passion. I'm going to do this until I drop.

I never really set out to be a comedian, but as a kid, I loved doing sketches and playing characters. And then a great friend kept telling me I should be a comedian, so I followed her advice and gave it a shot.