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The stand up, everything was accidental. I never grew up and was the class clown and had to get the attention. It was - it really is, I have a career despite myself.

— Ellen DeGeneres

Sentiment: POSITIVE

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✓Similar Perspectives

I used to love being the class clown. I loved to make jokes and make people laugh. There was a set of students who would find it funny. But the cool students were like, 'Eeew!'

— Issa Rae

I actually wasn't really the class clown growing up. The class clown was always the mean guy who walked up and was like, 'You're fat. You're gay. I'm outta here!' I was always more kind of awkward and introspective.

— Mike Birbiglia

Making my class laugh and getting in trouble. I was the class clown.

— R. L. Stine

I was like the family clown. The middle child entertaining. I was a lousy student, but interestingly, the nuns always let me write plays or do drawings, endless special projects.

— Eileen Myles

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.

— Demetri Martin

When I was at youth theatre and drama school, I never thought people would mistake me for a stand-up.

— Martin Freeman

The thing I gravitated to was being the class clown. It was very competitive.

— John Leguizamo

✗Opposing Perspectives

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.

— Sarah Silverman

At school, I was the classroom clown - I was always being thrown out for being naughty. Before I left, a teacher called me in and suggested I became an actor.

— David Harewood

I made a living out of being a class clown.

— Shannon Hoon