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He’s hilarious – but also makes sure his audiences are thinking as they laugh, my aim with this year’s dinner is to lift up the importance of a free and independent press to a functioning democracy, so I am thrilled to be able to feature a comedian who gets what journalism is all about. – Tamara Keith	Found on CNN 1 year ago
White people … certainly saw when Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face. – Foto AP/Chris Pizzello	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
In some ways, what Smith did represents simply the entitlement of any badly behaved Hollywood megastar. He was able to walk up onstage, slap Rock, … return to his seat, curse … — all before receiving a standing ovation after winning the Oscar, white people … certainly saw when Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face. – Foto AP/Chris Pizzello	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
It sets a terrible precedent in so many different ways, it sets a terrible precedent for comedy clubs. Like, are people going to decide to go on stage and smack a comedian now? – Joe Rogan	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I was already touring as a comedian, and Bob was like, ‘I got a couple of dates you could do,’ we ended up touring nearly every club in the country every weekend. We became more than best friends — we were like brothers. He was such an open book of love. Bob was the dude who took care of everything. Flights were always taken care of; hotels were always booked. Bob made sure the restaurants were going to be open and feed us after a show — he just took care of everybody on the road. – The Orchard -RRB- Young	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I'm a 40-year-old comedian and Black, transgender woman who grew up in the'80s and'90s, i couldn't care less about jokes being made at my expense. I grew up fearing my imminent murder and/or eternal damnation. What makes' The Closer' unacceptable is the intense gaslighting of multiple, vulnerable communities. – Dahlia Belle	Found on CNN 2 years ago
As a trans person and a comedian, we mostly crack jokes about who we are and how we identify in my experience, and I'm only speaking for me, you can't ask for inclusion 24/7 and then conveniently want to be excluded because some truths are being told in a comedic fashion about your community. – Dave Chappelle	Found on CNN 2 years ago
I don’t know what people got canceled that we wish we had back. Who are they? It’s done for the reasons it’s done for and it helped who it helped, if all that’s going to happen is that we have to be more sensitive in the way that we talk, isn’t that what we want anyway? I’m saying, your job as a comedian is to please the most amount of people with your art. So if you wanna offend somebody, nobody took those words away from you… But don’t call somebody this word when you know it affects all of these people. – Katt Williams	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
If you don't like that, then don't be a comedian anymore. – Christopher Polk/Getty Images	Found on FOX News 2 years ago
I'm not a comedian. And I'm not sick. The world is sick, and I'm the doctor. I'm a surgeon with a scalpel for false values. – Lenny Bruce	added by RobertHaigh 3 years ago
I think Jimmy Fallon was not set out to be the political commentator comedian. Jimmy Fallon's an incredibly gifted comic, and that's why Jimmy Fallon was doing well at first, i think people liked the sort of feel-good aspect of The Tonight Show, but President Donald Trump overwhelmed that. – Bill Carter	Found on CNN 3 years ago
I really want to be on Comedians in Cars [Getting Coffee], ive watched every single episode, 86 of them, and I have yet to see an African-American female comedian that happens to be Jewish on there, so have your girl on. – Tiffany Haddish	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
Ive been doing that in my personal life, and Id like to make that transition to continue to do that publicly, theres been a million times in the last eight months that Ive wanted to jump on the Internet and make a video or make a joke, or an Instagram Story, but I knew that if I didnt take the time to fix the broken pieces of Comedian John Crist, then I wasnt gon na be good for anybody. – John Crist	Found on FOX News 3 years ago
The Daily Show with Comedian Trevor Noah. – Trevor Noah	Found on CNN 3 years ago
If I think its funny, if my audience will thinkits funny, then Illdo the joke, you know? ive always run underthe pretenses of if you dont like the comedian andyou dont think that hes funny then dont go to his show, dont buy his stuff -- thats how it works. – Daniel Knighton/Getty Images	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
I think it's sort of a massive company taking on a little company, and it's not fair. And nobody's going to confuse a beer with Hugo Boss. I don't think I'd splash Comedian Joe Lycett with Heineken in the morning on my neck. – Comedian Joe Lycett	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Amie Harwick and I had a love that people are lucky to have once in a lifetime, amie Harwick was positive force in the world, a tireless and unapologetic champion for women, and passionate about Amie Harwick work as a therapist. I am overcome with grief. I would like to thank you in advance for giving Comedian Drew Carey and everyone who loved Amie Harwick privacy while we try to work through this tragic situation. – Comedian Drew Carey	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I'm so sorry to hear this, to me, Spoon was a friend, a brother, a funny, talented comedian and a good man. – Marsha Warfield	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Im a comedian who pushes boundaries. I sometimes miss. If you go through my 10 years of comedy, most of it bad, youre going to find a lot of bad misses, im happy to apologize to anyone whos actually offended by anything Ive said. My intention is never to hurt anyone but I trying to be the best comedian I can be and sometimes that requires risks. – Shane Gillis	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
This is just cancel culture, the guy shouldnt have been fired, its just a couple of things back in his history. Are we going to go through everyones history, or are we going to get rid of every sketch that Saturday Night Live has done that involved race ? WALLS OF JERICHO DRUMMER ARRESTED WITH OVER 630 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA While many comedians feel that cancel culture is unfair and unjust, there are some that feel its necessary and will help the art form grow. Caley Chase, daughter of legendary comic Chevy Chase and a standup comedian herself, spoke with The Los Angeles Times about how far comedians can go. There are some bad people out there, and there are some really [ bad ] things to say, she said. Theres a line. Did you hurt someone ? Thats the line. Another. – Jim Jefferies	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
He's not just a comedian, that's the way that he channels that knowledge and that process. What he is, is he's the black Anthony Bourdain. – Jon Stewart	Found on CNN 4 years ago
Dave Chappelle is one of the most, maybe the most, intellectual comedian ever. – Eddie Murphy	Found on CNN 4 years ago
So many more women are involved right now, maybe women are thirty percent of who's doing standup right now, but their voices are much louder than ever before. And that's a good thing. And I think that many more young women are graduating, getting out of college or whatever their professional school is and want to go into this business. Not only as a standup [ comedian ], but as producers and directors and writers. – Caroline Hirsch	Found on CNN 4 years ago
I think it's a real refresh for a brand that's done very well for us, melissa's just an incredible performer and an incredible comedian, someone who we feel is part of the NBC family. I think she'll just bring an incredibly fresh perspective to it. – The Wrap	Found on CNN 4 years ago

He’s hilarious – but also makes sure his audiences are thinking as they laugh, my aim with this year’s dinner is to lift up the importance of a free and independent press to a functioning democracy, so I am thrilled to be able to feature a comedian who gets what journalism is all about.

– Tamara Keith

Found on CNN
1 year ago

White people … certainly saw when Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face.

– Foto AP/Chris Pizzello

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

In some ways, what Smith did represents simply the entitlement of any badly behaved Hollywood megastar. He was able to walk up onstage, slap Rock, … return to his seat, curse … — all before receiving a standing ovation after winning the Oscar, white people … certainly saw when Will Smith slapped comedian Chris Rock across the face.

– Foto AP/Chris Pizzello

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

It sets a terrible precedent in so many different ways, it sets a terrible precedent for comedy clubs. Like, are people going to decide to go on stage and smack a comedian now?

– Joe Rogan

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I was already touring as a comedian, and Bob was like, ‘I got a couple of dates you could do,’ we ended up touring nearly every club in the country every weekend. We became more than best friends — we were like brothers. He was such an open book of love. Bob was the dude who took care of everything. Flights were always taken care of; hotels were always booked. Bob made sure the restaurants were going to be open and feed us after a show — he just took care of everybody on the road.

– The Orchard -RRB- Young

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I'm a 40-year-old comedian and Black, transgender woman who grew up in the'80s and'90s, i couldn't care less about jokes being made at my expense. I grew up fearing my imminent murder and/or eternal damnation. What makes' The Closer' unacceptable is the intense gaslighting of multiple, vulnerable communities.

– Dahlia Belle

Found on CNN
2 years ago

As a trans person and a comedian, we mostly crack jokes about who we are and how we identify in my experience, and I'm only speaking for me, you can't ask for inclusion 24/7 and then conveniently want to be excluded because some truths are being told in a comedic fashion about your community.

– Dave Chappelle

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I don’t know what people got canceled that we wish we had back. Who are they? It’s done for the reasons it’s done for and it helped who it helped, if all that’s going to happen is that we have to be more sensitive in the way that we talk, isn’t that what we want anyway? I’m saying, your job as a comedian is to please the most amount of people with your art. So if you wanna offend somebody, nobody took those words away from you… But don’t call somebody this word when you know it affects all of these people.

– Katt Williams

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

If you don't like that, then don't be a comedian anymore.

– Christopher Polk/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

I'm not a comedian. And I'm not sick. The world is sick, and I'm the doctor. I'm a surgeon with a scalpel for false values.

– Lenny Bruce

added by RobertHaigh
3 years ago

I think Jimmy Fallon was not set out to be the political commentator comedian. Jimmy Fallon's an incredibly gifted comic, and that's why Jimmy Fallon was doing well at first, i think people liked the sort of feel-good aspect of The Tonight Show, but President Donald Trump overwhelmed that.

– Bill Carter

Found on CNN
3 years ago

I really want to be on Comedians in Cars [Getting Coffee], ive watched every single episode, 86 of them, and I have yet to see an African-American female comedian that happens to be Jewish on there, so have your girl on.

– Tiffany Haddish

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

Ive been doing that in my personal life, and Id like to make that transition to continue to do that publicly, theres been a million times in the last eight months that Ive wanted to jump on the Internet and make a video or make a joke, or an Instagram Story, but I knew that if I didnt take the time to fix the broken pieces of Comedian John Crist, then I wasnt gon na be good for anybody.

– John Crist

Found on FOX News
3 years ago

The Daily Show with Comedian Trevor Noah.

– Trevor Noah

Found on CNN
3 years ago

If I think its funny, if my audience will thinkits funny, then Illdo the joke, you know? ive always run underthe pretenses of if you dont like the comedian andyou dont think that hes funny then dont go to his show, dont buy his stuff -- thats how it works.

– Daniel Knighton/Getty Images

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

I think it's sort of a massive company taking on a little company, and it's not fair. And nobody's going to confuse a beer with Hugo Boss. I don't think I'd splash Comedian Joe Lycett with Heineken in the morning on my neck.

– Comedian Joe Lycett

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Amie Harwick and I had a love that people are lucky to have once in a lifetime, amie Harwick was positive force in the world, a tireless and unapologetic champion for women, and passionate about Amie Harwick work as a therapist. I am overcome with grief. I would like to thank you in advance for giving Comedian Drew Carey and everyone who loved Amie Harwick privacy while we try to work through this tragic situation.

– Comedian Drew Carey

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I'm so sorry to hear this, to me, Spoon was a friend, a brother, a funny, talented comedian and a good man.

– Marsha Warfield

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Im a comedian who pushes boundaries. I sometimes miss. If you go through my 10 years of comedy, most of it bad, youre going to find a lot of bad misses, im happy to apologize to anyone whos actually offended by anything Ive said. My intention is never to hurt anyone but I trying to be the best comedian I can be and sometimes that requires risks.

– Shane Gillis

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

This is just cancel culture, the guy shouldnt have been fired, its just a couple of things back in his history. Are we going to go through everyones history, or are we going to get rid of every sketch that Saturday Night Live has done that involved race ? WALLS OF JERICHO DRUMMER ARRESTED WITH OVER 630 POUNDS OF MARIJUANA While many comedians feel that cancel culture is unfair and unjust, there are some that feel its necessary and will help the art form grow. Caley Chase, daughter of legendary comic Chevy Chase and a standup comedian herself, spoke with The Los Angeles Times about how far comedians can go. There are some bad people out there, and there are some really [ bad ] things to say, she said. Theres a line. Did you hurt someone ? Thats the line. Another.

– Jim Jefferies

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

He's not just a comedian, that's the way that he channels that knowledge and that process. What he is, is he's the black Anthony Bourdain.

– Jon Stewart

Found on CNN
4 years ago

Dave Chappelle is one of the most, maybe the most, intellectual comedian ever.

– Eddie Murphy

Found on CNN
4 years ago

So many more women are involved right now, maybe women are thirty percent of who's doing standup right now, but their voices are much louder than ever before. And that's a good thing. And I think that many more young women are graduating, getting out of college or whatever their professional school is and want to go into this business. Not only as a standup [ comedian ], but as producers and directors and writers.

– Caroline Hirsch

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I think it's a real refresh for a brand that's done very well for us, melissa's just an incredible performer and an incredible comedian, someone who we feel is part of the NBC family. I think she'll just bring an incredibly fresh perspective to it.

– The Wrap

Found on CNN
4 years ago

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