M. S. Narayana Quotes

I think there are certain subjects I don't want to tackle, that I don't think I could do a good job with. I don't think I'd be good with... broad comedy? I don't know. Maybe I would.

I think my goal was just to do comedy, honestly. It still is. Whatever form that took or takes, it doesn't matter.

I would be an idiot to say comedy is easy, but it does come naturally. It never feels forced.

I love TV. I think I'd do a half-hour single-camera comedy.

You know, my first album, some of those jokes I'd done for twelve years because I couldn't throw 'em out.

It takes a while to realize that just because you're a stand-up comedian and you do comedy, you're not going to be good at all comedy.

My preference is for people who can do sketch comedy or situational comedy, where it's not a joke, but it's telling a story.

I never became a road comic.

I'm in this for the long haul, I want to be doing this until I die. I am a standup comedian. I know a lot of people say I'm not, but I am.

I started comedy as a hobby, really, and it still doesn't seem like a proper job.

I have always been doing sketch comedy since I was a kid because one of my mom's boyfriends was an improv comedy guy so were doing skits all the time growing up.

I just want to continue to do comedy. Comedy, I'm discovering, is my niche. It's what I'm born to do, so I would love to have my own sitcom one day in the future.

You’re so hilarious. You know, if this whole Daimon-slaying gig doesn’t work out for you, you should really consider being a comedian. The bright Barney hair color would just add to the overall entertainment factor.

I did get good enough to get on HBO's Young Comedians Special, but I certainly wasn't the person who got launched off of HBO's Young Comedians Special. That would be Ray Romano that year. I had some semi-intelligent jokes, but when people would see me, they would think, "Oh, that's a good writer." No one would ever have said, "Oh, that's a good performer."

I continue to do standup because there's a connection with a live audience - there are skills that you do learn as a standup comedian that help you on a set.

Tommy Tiernan is an Irish comic who I believe is one of the finest in the world.

There's [John Mulaney Show] jokes that I have in stand up that I wouldn't try to put in, I would try to have someone just speak extemporaneously in the middle of a scene about an episode of "Law and Order" or something.

I feel more comfortable in comedy.

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.

At first I had no skills in writing comedy. I didn't know what a joke was, but, as someone once told me, your emotions follow your intent. If you create the intention of starting a comedy act, slowly your mind starts adjusting and you arrive at a new emotional state.

When certain people hear "'SNL' comedy," rightfully so, you expect it to be a certain kind of goofiness.

I think comedy is the hardest actual form of writing there is.

As you can tell from watching the show, I'm not a strong joke writer per se.

My gift was in comedy. I found out I could make jokes. I could tell jokes. I could write them. So over the years, that's what I've done.

I still want to do a comedy series.