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I didnt like them.
One of my early breaks was on a show calledPaul OGrady.
They stuck me on, and they censored my material in the sense I wasnt going to swear.
None of the rude bits were allowed in.
Its so fucking pathetic to be offended by swearing.
Its like being allergic to water.
Thats the blandest fucking thing.
If a simple fucking word not even said with malice upsets you, fuck off.
I have no interest in you as a human being.
You are utterly beneath me.
People were getting upset, going, I dont like how much you swear.
Your comedys getting very blue.
Oh, fuck off.
I remember being onstage at Edinburgh Festival, doing my sixth or seventh show.
And then Im onstage telling cancer jokes, and theres no God, and people would leave.
It was a hard decision to make.
The ones that stay, cultivate them.
Dont try and be so broadly fucking appealing.
On the Difference Between American and U.K. Theres so many shit comedians out there.
Gong shows are pretty much the only way you could get spots.
Like the Comedy Store, in Manchester, was, you go onstage, youve got five minutes.
Its a horrible, terrifying thing.
Youve got to make the audience laugh from the fucking get-go.
I always had to be the best on the bill.
I always had to just punchline-punchline-punchline.
To know that the jokes are funny, I had to put the work in.
And it kills me, because I love him so much.
But it was like, You wouldnt rehearse a conversation in front of your friends in the pub.
And I go, Well, no, Bill, we cant all be as good as you.
Because you dont fear your audience and it shows, man.
I remember going on, the first minute, just going gag-gag-gag-gag-gag-gag.
And I guess thats going to piss people off.
I mean it, though.
Go to the rest of the world and see what their open-mic scene is like.
The young scene in Australia is amazing.
The amount of brilliant comics that are coming out of there is amazing.
Even in fucking places like Russia, their scene is fucking growing.
Theres all these new scenes that are coming up.
Have you heard of Patrice ONeal?
Have you heard of Tig Notaro?You get so excited.
Obviously, these comedians are big here, but we didnt know.
They went,Ive watched this comedian walk onstage and casually talk about things.
All Im going to do is go onstage and casually talk about things.And it fuckin shows.
Do you reckon footballers who are in the World Cup final dont fucking watch the World Cup final?
What are you doing?
Do you love this game or not?
Ive watched comedy since I was 5 years old.
I love it, man.
And I understand the fear that people have ofI dont wanna be fucking influenced.
Im like,I do.I absolutely do.
I didnt know you could play around like … the act-outs!
Its like a chef not eating at other restaurants.
Sometimes when I write a funny joke, Im like,Fuck.
