If you want to be a comedian, go out. Do a week in Des Moines, Iowa. Try to make those people laugh. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes comedian iowa laugh
I always thought that the fastest way for me to get ahead and get noticed and to do well was to make my act very accessible. When I first started, I talked about family stuff, my dog, my cat. It was all I knew back then; I wasn't forcing anything, but I wasn't like, 'Hey, don't you hate doing homework?' Nick Swardson accessibleactahead share on social
Improv kind of goes hand in hand with what I do. I was on 'Reno 911!' for six years, and that was a completely improvised show. Nick Swardson completelyhandimprov Change image and share on social
Comedy is so subjective, you know what I mean? To sit there and technically pick it apart is so stupid. Nick Swardson comedypicksit Change image and share on social
A lot of people think I'm a comedian. Dolly Parton comedianlotpeople Change image and share on social
I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates. T. J. Miller absurditybeardedhard Change image and share on social
I grew up in Washington State and then eventually found my way back to Iowa City for grad school. Chelsea Cain backcityeventually Change image and share on social