I Am A Comedian

I read a thing today. In this thing, "established" comedian Dez Reed said that you can't call yourself a comedian unless a) It's your primary source of income or, b) you have headlined. He says it's an "insult to the profession." As far as I am concerned, Dez Reed can go fuck himself. I may never headline a show, or never make any sort of money, or, hell, never write a real punchline, but I am a comedian. I write jokes, I practice my art, and it is art, and I enjoy the fucking hell out of what I do. I am a comedian.