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As a comic, I've heard gunshots while I'm trying to get to sleep. I've performed where people wanted to do you harm after the show because of something you said.

~Billy Gardell

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The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, 'Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.'

~Billy Gardell

Topics: Anger Be Kind Comics Cool Fear Figure Get Hey Humor Insecurity Kind Once Out Paid Quickly Think Way Would You I Think I Can

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'Mike & Molly' exists in a world where we don't just say a snarky line, make a crazy face, and walk out of the room. There's actually some tender moments here, too.

~Billy Gardell

Topics: Actually Crazy Exists Face Here Just Line Make Mike Molly Moments Out Room Say Some Tender Too Walk Where World

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I chewed up a lot of Florida highway when I was starting out. Used to come to Tampa two or three times a year for about 10 years straight.

~Billy Gardell

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You start realizing that maybe you're the one night a month that people have out, and they don't need to hear your political views or how dark you can get. They just want to laugh for an hour and go home. Once I wrapped my head around that, my act evolved accordingly.

~Billy Gardell

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Yeah, I've done Jim Breuer's radio show a couple times, and I heard from Larry the Cable Guy when I got 'Mike & Molly,' wishing me congratulations. I'm always the last one to the party, man. But that's okay. I got there.

~Billy Gardell

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And what's great is, you know, while 'Mike and Molly' are working on their health, that's their flaw, the people that surround them are actually- that's the mess. Those two have it together the most.

~Billy Gardell

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I have been a big guy all my life, I am not going to lose a bunch of weight, because then you're like that weird fat person that got skinny but still has a big head. I don't want to do that. So I'm just trying.

~Billy Gardell

Topics: All My Life Am Because Been Big Big Guy Big Head Bunch Fat Going Got Guy Head Just Life Like Lose My Life Person Skinny Still Then Trying Want Weight Weird You I Am

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And then as I got older, see, I think a lot of times with comics, your life kind of permeates your act. Whatever is happening in your life is what's going on on stage. So if you're angry in your life, then that's going to be on stage. If you're looking for the guy that's just going to make you laugh for an hour and forget about, that's me.

~Billy Gardell

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Look, you know, you can't please everybody. I'm a stand-up comic. I know that. It doesn't matter how funny you are and how well you do, there's two people that are going to walk out of there hating you.

~Billy Gardell

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Comedian

Born: August 20th, 1969

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