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" I really love stand-up. I’m more than happy to do it for nothing. I’ve come to America to do it for nothing. It’s the American Dream: Work for free. " - John Oliver

" I go to more open mic nights than open mikers. " - Ron White

" I know how hard it is to get a babysitter, get dressed and go out again after work. I’m like, right, I owe you lot a good show. " - Rob Beckett

" I think the sitcom is the format for television. It’s the essential form, and it represents more of the canon of TV, which is why I latched onto it. " - Martine Syms

" My natural way is when I’m live; I’m like that in natural conversation as well, a bit filthy. " - Sarah Millican

" Being a comic is the best possible job. " - Frank Skinner

" Sarah Silverman. She’s the reason I do comedy. Her DNC speech was my favorite thing I ever heard. Sitting down with her and laughing would be incredible. " - Nikki Glaser

" In comedy you have to be willing to not take yourself seriously, you know? I take comedy really seriously, and so to take comedy seriously, you must not, you cannot, ever take yourself seriously. " - Rob Lowe

" We’re taking part in a divine comedy and we should realise that the play is always a comedy, in that we’re all ultimately ridiculous. " - Max Hastings

" ‘Toast of London’ is a must-watch. Matt Berry’s off-the-wall humour is slightly surreal and a little bit deviant. That’s why I also love ‘House of Fools.’ " - Maxine Peake