The average comedian is kind of an observer looking at everyday things that everyone could relate to and then trying to find the exaggeration in those things.
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Part of being a comedian is that it's your job to look at life and regurgitate it in a funny way, to point out its absurdities.
I'm not a comedian. I'm an actor who just happens to be funny on occasion.
I think a comedian has to be low status on some level; that gives you the right to do all sorts of jokes about all sorts of different kinds of people.
As much experience, education and awareness as one can attain is important for a comedian.
No matter how big a comedian gets, they're ultimately all just a bunch of nerds with their weird insecurities. You realize these are just the people in high school who were making people laugh.
I really don't know what makes a comedian. I think it's a family background and environment. Yet if you put the same ingredients in another person, he may never utter a funny line.
You can tell a lot about a person by what comedians they like.
I don't consider myself a comedian because I don't really concern myself too much with jokes.
It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.
As far as I can tell, comedians are pretty serious people, and that's why they make fun of things all of the time.