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When you see a crowd of people jumping up and down at a pop concert, all gloriously in the moment, I don't think you'll ever see a comedian there. They'll all be standing at the sides, looking at how it all fits together.

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There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

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When I was a student I was very, very ambitious, completely immersed in my comedy career. I never had that period of reckless hedonism that you should get out of your system in your youth.

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When I see friends from school I think they've all grown old and I've stayed the same.

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I have never wanted to be famous, as such - fame is a by-product.

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If you chase something too desperately, it eludes you.

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People regurgitate the same old cliches and it becomes like a photocopy of a photocopy of something that's vaguely interesting.

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Me, myself, personally, I like to keep myself private. I have never said I am a paragon of virtue, a model of morality. I simply do what I do.

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I've always been drawn to discomfort and that limbo of unease you get between comedy and tragedy.

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Most of all I don't want to be bored. That's why I'd rather do something that has some sort of ambition, that risks failing, rather than make safer, more comfortable choices.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Comedian

Born: October 14th, 1965

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