Johnny Vegas Quotes

I never used to tell jokes on stage. Now I'm cutting up jokes all night long.

When you're a stand-up, you play in front of 600 people, and it's all about timing. I could never do stand-up comedy; it would be way too hard for me.

When I do stand-up, I'm basically doing a one-man show.

I don't think of myself as funny - I don't fill up a room with my humor... I would fail miserably as a stand-up comedian.

I feel that I'm a stand-up comedian more than anything else, that's my job.

I think anybody in front of a crowd is a comedian.

As a comedian, you're kind of like a blues musician; you have to live a little bit.

I've been doing stand-up since '89.

I guess I still feel that I'm a comedian; if I had to pick one thing that I feel like I could do, it would be that. That doesn't mean that I like it, but I feel that's what I am.

My stand-up is quite good now, people say. It's just like a big conversation each time. Every gig is a rehearsal.

You can't just yell jokes at people.

I wanted to be a comedian.

Stand-up keeps you alive. It is definitely the most specialized field in comedy because you need to stay sharp and well-tuned every night.

I do comedy shows. I make fun of myself, first of all.

I might've been witty, but I didn't have a shtick. So, I never considered myself a comedian.

I'm a frustrated stand-up comic. If you hand me a microphone and I get one laugh, then I'll go on for 20 minutes.

Doing stand-up takes the fun out of being funny.

All comedians have to use their physicality, so I use my size.

Stand-up. It's the only place I'm comfortable.

Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.

I had no desire to get up onstage and tell jokes. I prefer to stand next to really funny people.

Stand-up was my entree into the entertainment world. I didn't have to act out somebody else's words. I could just stand there with a microphone, and nobody would interrupt me. It's the most narcissistic thing you could probably do.

When they first start doing comedy, new comics or even people that have only been doing it three or four years, they're doing an impersonation of a stand-up. This is what I think a stand-up should sound like.

I think you're a comedian as soon as you start. I don't think there's a moment where you become a full comic.

A lot of people get into stand-up as a back door into acting or something. But I really like writing jokes and telling jokes.