Some people are just in it for the love the game.
Ever since stand-up comedy became mainstream in the 1960s, comedians have used it to launch into other gigs. Hosting tv shows, starring in movies - you name it. But some comics stay in their lane and focus on what they do best: crafting great jokes.
Here are some comics who committed to the bit and didn't leave the mic behind.
1
Jessica Kirson
"I’m so neurotic, I worry about things that haven’t even happened yet. Like, what if I get kidnapped and they don’t like me?"
2
Dave Attell
"I had a dream that I was eating a giant marshmallow. When I woke up, my pillow was gone."
3
Todd Barry
"I don't let men smoke in my apartment. But if I have a woman over, she can barbecue a goat."
4
Doug Stanhope
"Have you ever tried to sleep sober? That’s when the carnival kicks into high gear: 'You’re almost 40 years old, you loser. How long are you gonna do this?'"
5
Eddie Pepitone
"I’m a vegan, but I eat meat. I’m a meat-eating vegan. I believe in the philosophy, but I love the taste."
6
Tom Segura
"I was watching TV with my dad, and he goes, 'You know, I could have been a professional athlete.' And I was like, 'Really?' He goes, 'Yeah, I was good at sports.' I go, 'Which one?' He goes, 'All of them.'"
7
Mark Normand
"I’m not good with kids. I’m not good with adults either. I’m not good with people. I’m not good with myself. I’m not good."
8
Nate Bargatze
"My dad is a magician. He's done that my entire life. He was a clown at the very beginning... It goes clown, then magic. There’s two steps. You can take them in either order."
9
Mitch Hedberg
"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long."
10
Steven Wright
"I bought some powdered water, but I didn't know what to add."
11
Richard Pryor
"I went to jail for something I didn't do. I didn't run fast enough."
12
George Carlin
“There are some things you don’t want to hear. Some things you just flat don’t want to hear. You don’t want to come home from work and hear, ‘Honey, remember how we told the children never to play on the railroad tracks?’”
13
Brian Regan
Brian Regan “ I would have been a lot better off if I’d studied more when I was growing up, y’know. But you know where it all went wrong was the day they started the spelling bee. Because up until that day I was an idiot, but nobody else knew.”
14
Jim Gaffigan
“Babies are the worst roommates. They’re unemployed. They don’t pay rent. They keep insane hours. Their hygiene is horrible. If you had a roommate that did any of the things babies do, you’d ask them to move out.”
15
Maria Bamford
If you’re ever thinking, "Oh, but I'm a waste of space and I'm a burden," remember: that also describes the Grand Canyon. Why don't you have friends and family take pictures of you from a safe distance? Revel in your majestic profile?”
