Sarah Cooper Quotes

I think a theater show is a pure version of me doing my material. The theater crowd is a bit more polite, there really aren't hecklers, and there are a lot of people there to see me, and they're excited about the jokes and hanging out with me for a show.

TV is easier: it's all planned out for you, and the audience is there to see a show and they are all pumped up, but when you are in a comedy club, you have to be really funny to win them over. To me, that's more pure.

I think doing The Improv is a little more ominous than doing a college campus because it was so different than anything I'd done.

It's new and different every night. The charge you get from a good audience is like nothing else.

I think there's something really freeing about improv, that it's a collective, creative, in-the-moment piece. That's really exciting and really frustrating, because it's there and gone. There's an amazing interaction with the audience that happens because they are very much another scene partner.

Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the audience. It's euphoric.

Theater is a space where you cross over from everyday life, because there are real people in that moment moving in front of you - you're being invited to believe in a story and cross that bridge.

People come to my shows on purpose as opposed to coming to a 'comedy show.' Which was always my goal.

People always ask why I stay in the online space versus going to TV or film, like most people would do, and the answer is that there's opportunity for innovation online - not only innovation in storytelling, but also innovation in how you interact with your audience and that is very fulfilling to me personally.

There's nothing like walking out and watching the people get turned on. Nothing in the world could replace it.

On stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We don't care about looking cool or posing.

There's nothing like spending an evening with an audience every night.

The economics favour one-man comedy shows: all you need is one person, a microphone and a PA system. But I'm pleased so many people are making a living out of comedy - it's a wonderful business to be in.

I like working on stage because there's something very immediate about it, that interaction with an audience where you immediately hear their reaction, or feel them, whether they're with you.

Our live show is a definite experience, since it's an extension of my albums.

We're seeing how the videos translate to the live shows and how the technology is really reaching kids.

I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.

I did a gig at a comedy club in Bournemouth where they served a buffet while the acts were on. There was the clang of people carving turkey during the set. If you put comedy and turkey side by side, turkey always wins.

The We Shout, You Listen crowd

The best thing that I bring in my live show is that it's not scripted. It's more of a conversation with my audience. And that's what people like about the show - it's very real. There are mistakes and laughter.

Doing my Broadway show '700 Sundays' reminded me how much I love working in front of an audience.

In our show we know, if we're not getting a response, you see it in our face... we either do something to get a laugh, or the audience is in on it with us.

Cabaret is a much more up close and personal experience, which I enjoy very much. This is a tremendous difference to being in a large theatre, doing a book show, where there is more separation. But both have equal importance.

I think 'Hair' is the kind of show that benefits from the live experience - it needs to be seen and heard.

If you're in the groove, you get something back from the audience that is so exciting and rewarding that no film or television work can possibly compete.