The marriage of Zainab Mousavi, a famous comedian nicknamed the Emperor Kuzco

If you want to become a comedian, you have to give up only one thing, and that’s your self-consciousness.

One personal trait a comedian needs more than anything else is confidence. Some of the funniest acts in theatre history are also the most humiliating. If you grew with a lot of American television, then you probably remember the memorable skits in Saturday Night Live with the Chippendales Audition, where legendary funnyman Chris Farley performed a strip show next to a jacked Patrick Swayze. Let’s just say that that guy was very comfortable with his body.