Marcus Brigstocke Quotes & Sayings (Page 3)

“I think Ross Noble is the only person that I've seen really storm a stand-up slot at a festival, and that was when he led 3,000 people on a conga out of the tent and across the entire site to a vegetarian food truck.”

“I've spent a lot of very happy times in Edinburgh as a result of playing virtually every festival since 1996. It's also a beautiful city in its own right, is walkable, within sight of the sea and mountains - and was too far north for the Luftwaffe to have done any damage, hence the spectacularly beautiful architecture.”

“The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job. I've had some audiences where I didn't care if they laughed or not because they were either too drunk or stupid.”

“There are a lot of comics at the top end making staggering amounts of money and selling out stadiums. I think stand-up is a more intimate thing than that. Maybe because of the kind of comedy I do. It's like a discussion, but I'm the one with the microphone.”

“I realised that to compare your insides with other people's outsides leads to unhappiness.”

“I don't mind not being cool; I wear a cardigan.”

“I find it hard to get enthusiastic about hotels because, as a touring comic, I spend a lot of time in them.”

“I have an addictive personality. Boarding school merely sent me more quickly on the downward spiral that dominated my childhood.”

“I spend my jollity on stage, so there is less in my own life.”

“I'd rather be happy than right.”