Comedian David Steinberg Quotes & Sayings

The worst thing that can happen to a comedian is to do a documentary on your life and you're watching it with an audience and there's not a laugh. — David Steinberg

The one thing an audience always has in common with a comedian is troubles. The Yiddish word for that is tsuris. You're always putting your tsuris on stage whether you like it or not. No one is untroubled, unless they're just, you know, an imbecile. — David Steinberg

When I started, you didn't make a lot of money by being a comedian. You didn't get a lot of respect. — David Steinberg

You don't need to be stable to be a stand-up comedian. — David Steinberg

I used to have a theory actually that, if you've had a good childhood, a good marriage and a little bit of money in the bank, you're going to make a lousy comedian. — David Steinberg

Great Canadian comics are often outsiders and insiders at the same time. That's a great perspective for a comedian. — David Steinberg