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> [If you Google St Petersburg, it shows you some amazing buildings. When you go there, you realise that there are a lot of grey depressing ones that aren't on Google.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/if-you-google-st-petersburg-it-shows-you-some-amazing-buildings-when/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

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> [I was told Moscow was the tough place and St Petersburg was the hip, happening, cultural centre of Russia. I've never seen so many miserable people in my life. If that was hip and happening, god knows what the vibe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-was-told-moscow-was-the-tough-place-and-st-petersburg-was-the-hip/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

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## More by Rob Beckett

> [If you Google St Petersburg, it shows you some amazing buildings. When you go there, you realise that there are a lot of grey…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/if-you-google-st-petersburg-it-shows-you-some-amazing-buildings-when/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [I've three older brothers, Dan, Russ and Darren, and a younger brother, Joe. It was a lot of fun.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-ve-three-older-brothers-dan-russ-and-darren-and-a-younger-brother/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [It sounds quite mad, but once I've got a show up and running, walking out on stage is the easiest part of my day.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/it-sounds-quite-mad-but-once-i-ve-got-a-show-up-and-running-walking/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [I did gigs alongside Oxford students and I thought being working class I'd feel inferior. But the thing is you don't feel inferior if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-did-gigs-alongside-oxford-students-and-i-thought-being-working/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [Boxing has parallels with stand-up, because you're on your own. If a boxer gets knocked out in the first round, it's humiliating.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/boxing-has-parallels-with-stand-up-because-you-re-on-your-own-if-a/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [I'm only competitive at stuff I'm good at.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-m-only-competitive-at-stuff-i-m-good-at/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [I can't imagine a time I don't want to do standup.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-can-t-imagine-a-time-i-don-t-want-to-do-standup/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [Comedy isn't subjective like music. You either get the laughs or you don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/comedy-isn-t-subjective-like-music-you-either-get-the-laughs-or-you/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [Where I grew up in South East London you became a cab driver or worked in a flower market.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/where-i-grew-up-in-south-east-london-you-became-a-cab-driver-or/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [I do like a savoury bake, I love a Gregg's savoury pastry more than something with the word chocolat in it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-do-like-a-savoury-bake-i-love-a-gregg-s-savoury-pastry-more-than/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [In the kitchen I just do all the normal stuff - roast dinners - Christmas dinner is probably my signature dish. Nothing baked, though.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/in-the-kitchen-i-just-do-all-the-normal-stuff-roast-dinners-christmas/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [I can tell there's going to be a fight in a pub five minutes before anyone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-can-tell-there-s-going-to-be-a-fight-in-a-pub-five-minutes-before/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [It's the hardest job in telly as a newbie. You're writing standup every night on your own and presenting live TV. It's like a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/it-s-the-hardest-job-in-telly-as-a-newbie-you-re-writing-standup/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [I know how hard it is to get a babysitter, get dressed and go out again after work. I'm like, right, I owe you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/i-know-how-hard-it-is-to-get-a-babysitter-get-dressed-and-go-out/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

> [Being launched into a show with two million viewers every night made me instantly famous. I found it quite difficult to deal with but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rob-beckett/being-launched-into-a-show-with-two-million-viewers-every-night-made/)

[Rob Beckett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rob-beckett/)

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