1.   Amanda Cohen, who now lives in Chicago, instantly remembered Rockwell from her days doing standup comedy.

2.   And so it went with Williams, whose press conference was a virtual standup comedy act.

3.   Born in Lafayette, La., and raised in Fort Worth, Texas, she got her start acting in commercials and doing standup comedy in Los Angeles clubs.

4.   But now that the New Yorkers have gotten a taste of his standup comedy routines, no one can get enough of him.

5.   But, in fact, it was Tomlin who inspired Becker to cross over from standup comedy to legitimate theater.

6.   Clay still does standup comedy, but his act has changed, he said.

7.   Long before he was whining for dollars, Jerry Seinfeld was doing standup comedy with other skinny, bug-eyed neurotics whose archly absurdist humor helped redefine their craft.

8.   Much of the best poetry, like much of the best standup comedy, is verbally akin to stripping naked.

9.   She seldom even watches standup comedy.

10.   Throughout his TV career, Newhart continued doing standup comedy.