Melissa Peterman Quotes

The idea of doing stand-up is terrifying to me.

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

Stand-up is my favorite thing I've ever done. There's so much independence.

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

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.

When you're doing stand-up, you want to stand onstage and, to the extent that you can, uncomplicatedly entertain.

You can't be a proper comic unless you've been out on stage and felt the fear.

I haven't really done a lot of comedy. It's something that terrifies me.

Most open-mic experiences I had were okay.

People often tell me that they have no idea how I can do standup. The idea of trying to make a large group of strangers laugh is, for many, absolutely petrifying - and it is - but there are ways of gradually developing the material that can ease the fear.

Doing stand-up is not normal. People fear public speaking above all other things, and I am no different.

Comedy kind of terrifies me. I feel pretty intimidated.

Although I do stand-up - doing actual stage work is terrifying for me.

Stand-up, I find it really difficult. It's not really my thing.

I love to work. I love doing standup.

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

I certainly love doing comedy and feel most comfortable near it.

Stand-up is the kind of gig that'll show you where you're at.

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

My drama instructor suggested I try comedy. I was resistant at first because I considered myself a serious actor, but of course I fell in love with it.

I'm not a stand up at all, it's such a fear of mine. My sister does it, and she's really great at it.

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

I find comedy to be really scary, because it can go so wrong so easily, and the margin for error is so huge - and I guess that's what makes it funny, that tension.

I'm terrified of improv. Improv in a show or in front of an audience sounds terrifying.

With silly stuff, it's seventy-five percent confidence. I always tell people that it's because I'm nervous about getting that next laugh and I need to hear it. I always want to condense a joke.