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Jack Dee
Jack Dee
British Comedian
Born: Sep 24, 1962
Comedy Life Me People Think You
Related authors: Alexei Sayle Eddie Izzard Eric Morecambe Jack Whitehall John Oliver Stephen Fry Tim Vine Tommy Cooper
I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't. Jack Dee
Religion Seriously Too Took Would Somehow Overall Liked Discard However Effect Depressing Much Really
The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the jokes rather than on top of the jokes. Jack Dee
Attitude Great Jokes Matters Top Laughs Rather He Performance Between Comedian His Than Gets Really Whole
In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource. Jack Dee
Resource Ways Has-Been Comedic Been Fitting Fitting In Many Asset
In particular, I found praying very disturbing, like swimming with bricks tied to your feet. And yet I was drawn to it constantly. Jack Dee
Swimming Drawn Constantly Disturbing Feet Particular Like Tied Praying Very Your Bricks Found
The book is called 'Thanks for Nothing' and it's really the story of how I got into comedy and traces back every strand in my life that is relevant to that story. It's kind of an autobiography but isn't, as it stops about 25 years ago. It goes right up to the first time I do stand up. Jack Dee
Life Time Book Comedy My Life First Thanks Nothing Every Back Relevant Kind About Traces First Time Got How Years Years Ago Up Goes Autobiography Stops Story Really Strand Stand Stand Up Right
And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling. Jack Dee
Life People Real Life Down Bit Intrigued Laughing Feel Smiling Am Real Really Let Down Grumpy
I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within. Jack Dee
Trust People Long Nothing Live Having Tend Except Remains He He Or She Wrong Since Institution Know She Tidy Houses Although Within Disciplined Surface Leaves Impression Left Very Person Being Confines Which Who Lived Stark
One Saturday in 1984, I walked into my first AA meeting. I went regularly for six years and only stopped when I came to realize my underlying problem was not genuine alcoholism, but depression. Jack Dee
Depression Problem First Meeting Only Underlying Genuine Came Years Walked Six Stopped Realize Regularly Saturday
One of my friends went on a murder weekend... now he is doing life for it. Jack Dee
Life Weekend He Doing Friends Now
I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways. Jack Dee
Cooking Mediterranean Out Rustic Like Trying Curry Really
I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them. Jack Dee
Love Feel Comedians Around Mixing Hang Them Working Need
But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible. Jack Dee
Education You Bible Church Important Think Relative Kids Visiting Brought About Part Feels Like Knowing Been Up Going Elderly England
Possibly I am difficult to live with, but I don't bring my work home much. I'm either busy or not busy. And I don't work from home. I have an office here which has a white wall. No view. I did try working in a room with a view but it was too interesting. Too distracting. Jack Dee
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Whenever you're in any acting role you are mortgaging your own character. Jack Dee
Character You Own Role Any Whenever Acting Your
I have had issues with depression all my life, and it's probably true to say there was a tendency towards it even when I was very young, during my schooldays. There was often - and this is quite common with comics - a sense of not feeling as if I belonged anywhere. Jack Dee
Life Depression My Life Feeling Young Sense Say All My Life Tendency Had True Towards Comics Issues Very Quite Often Common Anywhere Even Belonged
I don't think anyone's particularly conscious of thinking suits are the thing, but when you see a comedian on stage in jeans and a t-shirt it doesn't matter how good they are - it always looks like amateur hour when they walk onto the stage. Jack Dee
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If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me. Jack Dee
Me Become Some Badly Failed Comedians Sort Very Model Role Role Model Inadvertently Then Really
My character, Rick Spleen, is a what-if version of me, really, where nothing did quite turn out right and everything else is still around the corner. Jack Dee
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