American - Comedian | February 4, 1983 -
Even on TV appearances or big shows, I don't know if I've ever been as nervous as I was my first time doing stand-up. I just remember getting offstage and sitting down, and my right knee was just shaking from the adrenaline.
Hannibal Buress
TimeDoingRememberDownKnowRight
I didn't audition for 'SNL.' I sent in a tape to 'SNL' the year before I started writing there, but I got the job there through doing stand-up on Fallon.
JobWritingDoingYearThroughGot
I did a 'Last Comic Standing' audition in 2006, where you're just performing for three people in a comedy club, in a big comedy club, and I remember them cutting me off, asking about my name in the middle of one of my jokes. Yeah, it's just real weird when you're doing stand-up in that type of sterile, unnatural setting.
PeopleMeNameWeirdComedyDoing
You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and go, 'This is the first comedy show I've ever seen,' so you want to do well. If you do horribly at somebody's first time seeing live stand-up, well, you've not only tainted yourself, you've tainted a whole art form.
LiveTimeArtYourselfPeopleMe
There's been times where I sold the place out, and I walked in and the guy's like, 'Uh, ID?' 'No, you can't ID me, man. I just sold this place out.' People are just doing their jobs, but I think if you're working the door at a venue where there's a headliner, you should at least be like, 'OK, this is the dude.'
ManPeopleMeDoorThinkDoing
I really like Halal food.
FoodLikeReally
I like to drive nice cars; since I live in New York, and I don't drive there, it's a novelty to be on the road and drive and listen to my music.
LiveMusicNew YorkDriveRoadNice
I like getting 'Times' articles online. But the actual paper just has too many words.
WordsPaperJustLikeOnlineMany
I don't know if I have a 'Greatest Album Ever.' I really liked 'The Blueprint' by Jay-Z. The production on that album was really great. 'All I Need' was the first song I used for walk-on music in 2002 for my second time ever on stage, so that means a lot to me.
MusicGreatTimeMeSongKnow
I need to have something else going on. I'm able to write a lot if I have an episode of 'Friday Night Lights' going on my computer.
NightFridayLightsWriteNeedAble
I'd like to be remembered as good person and as one of the best comedians of my generation.
GoodBestGenerationGood Person
I just write and do what I think is funny. Sometimes, you do have it in your head about certain bits. There are certain jokes where I know if I did them in certain situations, it would irk people. There are times where I look at the news and see a story going on, and I'm like, 'Wow, if I tweeted this, I would get press if I wanted to.'
FunnyPeopleStoryThinkYouLook
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Hannibal Buress quotes