Lewis Black Quotes

If I were to just focus on stand-up, I could actually, paradoxically enough, be home way more, because I would leave on a Friday, go do a couple theaters Friday, Saturday, maybe Sunday, come home.

From 1987 to 1992, I was on the road for 40 weeks a year playing comedy clubs, and that was during the 'comedy boom.'

I love stand up, but every year, the road takes a little more out of you.

Each time I hit the road to gig, it still feels like I'm going to summer camp.

I constantly tour, even when I don't have a record out.

I really don't work a whole lot as far as touring, but I do stand-up every night of my life, no matter where I am.

I don't think I'm ever going to retire from stand-up, but what I have retired from is working the road every week.

I still like going on the road and performing, but it's getting tougher. I try to have my wife and the twins with me but it's getting harder and harder for them. They need to be in a home environment and not traveling with me.

I'm a stand-up comic. I'm always doing dates; it's just that, if I'm working on a project or I'm busy, I can't get out on the road or book any shows. Since the beginning of my career, I'm usually out for at least 10-15 dates throughout the year. If I have time, then I try to get at least 30-40 dates.

The thing is, I'll always be a touring artist. It's what I am; that's what I love doing.

Driving from town to town, living in hotels, sometimes not going home during the week because you have an appearance - you really have to be dedicated to do this job.

I tour a lot, sometimes like a hundred shows a year.

I love the road. That's always been my goal. I've said that to many record labels. I want to make records. The road is my favorite. Some people hate the road, I love the road.

I mean, what's great about touring is that's what you do. You're in a constant state of motion and then you stop to do a show and you move onto the next city. All you have to do is do the show. That's the only responsibility that you have.

I love being on the road, but to make a living as a road comic, you have to be on it most weeks out of the year. That's just too much for me. But I would love to be such a successful road comic that I don't have to go on it every week.

I love touring, I really do.

I'm doing a lot of touring and things have been really busy for me.

I spent seven years in clubs in England, Australia, etc. Not all comedians cross over to sell out in a theatre.

At the moment I have my family coming out with me on the road. We have our own vehicle and it's more like a family vacation. I just stop, do some gigs, and take off. It's a lot more fun now with the family.

I spent well over a year on the road with Sarah Vaughn. That was amazing.

When I'm not filming anything or on the road doing stand-up, I'm usually doing stand-up shows every night - usually a few shows a night at different clubs in the city.

I love touring - I don't do it as often as I should.

I laughed at Willie Nelson, wondering why he spends all his life on that tour bus. And I look at myself, and I'm sitting in airplanes half the time.

I love to perform. But I don't like the traveling.

I have a great time touring.