Legendary Comedian Quotes

The first time I heard Richard Pryor, I knew he would be a major force in the world of comedy.

I remember being totally enamored with Sid Caesar.

Richard Pryor is my favorite stand-up ever.

My dream role is Richard Pryor, no question about that. I'm a big Richard Pryor fan. I've always been intrigued about the darkness behind his comedy; that would always be a dream role for me.

Johnny Carson was king of the kings, in my opinion.

By a twist of fate rather than anything approaching journalistic enterprise, I did the last major interview with Johnny Carson.

When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don't remember how old she was at the time, but she just had this edgy hour that had so much funny stuff in it, and she was so fearless. If you only watch her on the red carpet, you don't get a sense of what a legendary standup comedian she is.

In comedy timing is everything, but Betty White is the rarest of comics who seems to have mastered time itself.