Lee Mack Quotes

I definitely enjoyed being in front of an audience, making people laugh, and telling stories, so when I realized I could do all three at the same time, that was it.

I think a theater show is a pure version of me doing my material. The theater crowd is a bit more polite, there really aren't hecklers, and there are a lot of people there to see me, and they're excited about the jokes and hanging out with me for a show.

I have fun on stage, so people think maybe they should, too.

Theo does comedy now, and he's traveling around the country doing comedy, and I actually just saw him, he's from Louisiana, and I just saw him when I went home to visit my family in Louisiana. I saw his comedy show and he was brilliant.

I used to have costumed characters come out, like SpongeBob. It's just fun to make it into this minor event, just to surprise people and experiment and be weird and just have fun with it. I've done just the hour stand-up, and that's fun, but the other stuff makes it fun for me and gives me something to react to and bounce off of.

I'm not an artist. I tell inappropriate stories and jokes and I try to make people laugh.

When I was younger I always thought, 'If I were ever a comedian I'd make it like a rock concert.' I wanted to generate that type of enthusiasm and excitement.

My comedy is different every time I do it. I don't know what the hell I'm doing.

I love telling stories, telling jokes, making people laugh. I've got no plans to stop doing it.

All I care about is making jokes that are funny and making people laugh.

All I know how to do is take what's on my mind and spit it out funny. I don't know what else I could do besides comedy.

A mimicry artiste should be spontaneous and he should be able to crack jokes on the spot.

It doesn't matter if I'm playing a lead role or that of a comedian; I want my audience to have entertainment worth their money.

I want to entertain viewers as much as possible.

I started comedy as a hobby with no intention of making it my career.

Stand-up comedy is not a man's job. It's an alpha job: To be the only person in a room with a microphone who's allowed to talk.

My philosophy is very simple. I want my fans to come to theatres and watch my films and enjoy. I ensure that they get their money's worth.

We are entertainers. We have to give our audience a good time. If my name serves that purpose, if that brings a smile on your face, then I think it is good and my job has been done.

Stand-up comedy is what I do, and it's so rewarding. If you write a joke and tell it to an audience of 15,000 people who laugh their heads off at it, it's the best feeling in the world.

I am a product... I'm a comedian. I'm not curing cancer. In the end, I tell jokes. I make people laugh.

Sometimes they laugh at things I don't think are funny, but I believe if they're laughing at me, it's a good show.

It's a lot easier to say you're a comic than a performance artist.

I am excited about getting back to what I do best and what my audience likes best, I am writing new jokes every day and soon Ill be telling them every night. Just me, one Jew talking and that's it.

Drama is a complete meal, vitamins, proteins, carbohydrates. It's a slow burn thing. It's got an arc. Comedy is more like coke.

I don't go to see many comedies anymore, because I guess it feels like another day at the office.