Louis CK went from a writer/comedian to winning Emmys for his own show because he works his ass off.

I have a lot of friends who are getting married. I try to avoid talking to them about their sex lives now 'cause it's so depressing. One guy told me it had been six months since he had gotten to second base with his wife. Yeah, I don't know which one was more pathetic: that he used the phrase 'second base' or that he hadn't been there in six months?

Not that that's the goal, but sometimes these funny insights can also be deeply profound.

It always comes down to what the crowd buys coming out of your mouth, which differs from one comic to the next.

I think the more you hone your voice, take risks and talk about things that matter, the better chance you have of getting into the realm of the philosophers of stand up. But you have to be funny.

A person riding a unicycle on a tightrope doesn't worry about being likeable; they're doing something amazing that very few people can do.

Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.