J. B. Smoove Quotes

Lewis Black taught me stand-up.

Basically I wanted to be a male comedian; those were my idols.

I've been doing stand-up since '89.

But long story short, I didn't start doing stand-up because I wanted to have a TV show or be an actor or even wanted to write sketch comedy. I got into stand-up because I love stand-up.

On the comedy side of what I love as a filmmaker are Richard Pryor, Lenny Bruce, and Eddie Murphy; those are my favorites.

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.

I had always been heavily influenced by stand-up. I was in a comedy team called Red Johnny And The Round Guy.

I was always interested in comedy, like when I was 5 years old. I watched 'I Love Lucy' and 'Benny Hill.' I would always joke around with my sister. My mom was into comedy, too. She would go to the video store and get a couple of movies and some stand-up comedians' tapes.

I love Tim Minchin, Bill Bailey, and Hans Teeuwen, and I'm trying to synthesise elements of theatre into my show a little bit more.

I'm used to sort of improvising a lot when I do my comedies.

If I want to keep working as an actor, I'm going to become a comedian who does fart jokes.

I'm trying to be a comedian, you know?

I never was shy, but as far as telling jokes, I'm the worst. I like physical comedy; it's where I feel comfortable.

I started out as a stand-up comedian. And that's what I'm most comfortable doing.

For me, the way I stay consistent is through stand-up comedy.

Wrestling was like stand-up comedy for me.

I was always the class clown; I made my family laugh, and that was when I was always happiest. I grew up listening to stand-up comedians' albums and watching them on TV, on 'The Tonight Show' and Letterman.

I like doing stand-up and I love putting out TV specials.

Stand-up will always be my first love, and it has been the primary way I've expressed myself since I was 17.

I never knew if I would get my own show, but I knew I loved stand-up.

But I love stand-up, and it's where I came from creatively, so it's something I never want to walk away from.

I've been a stand-up comedian for years, and I can be silly.

I love Steven Wright. I was in high school in the '80s, and there was a lot of stand up on television.

I love 'Saturday Night Live,' and it's such a funny show. I don't know if I'm funny enough to be on it but definitely would be interested in doing it.

I'm a comedian first. I've learned how to act. I just draw on life experiences and that's how I've learned. I didn't take classes or anything. I don't need no classroom.