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Billy Gardell

(1969) Film Actor

22 quotes in 187 categories

Billy Gardell is a film actor.

Quick Facts About Billy Gardell

Born: August 20, 1969
Profession: Film Actor

About Billy Gardell

[Wikidata] American actor... | [Wikipedia] William Gardell Jr. is an American actor and stand-up comedian. Gardell played Chicago police officer Mike Biggs on Mike & Molly. He also had a recurring role as Billy Colivida on Yes, Dear, and appeared in a dozen episodes of My Name Is Earl as a police officer. Gardell voiced Santa in Ice Age: A M

Quotes by Billy Gardell

Stand-up will always come first. I've been doing it for 22 years, and nothing compares to that connection you have with the…

Audience

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Whenever I realize I'm being a goofball, I write it down. When I release the joke onstage, I love watching the effect…

Audience

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You start realizing that maybe you're the one night a month that people have out, and they don't need to hear your…

Dark

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And what's great is, you know, while 'Mike and Molly' are working on their health, that's their flaw, the people that surround…

Actually

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I'm from Minnesota! I used to work Knuckleheads at the Mall of America as a stand-up. I spent New Year's there once.…

America

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Sometimes WRONG is worth the FUNNY!

Funny

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'Mike & Molly' exists in a world where we don't just say a snarky line, make a crazy face, and walk out…

Actually

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Look, you know, you can't please everybody. I'm a stand-up comic. I know that. It doesn't matter how funny you are and…

Comic

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I mean, yeah, I want to lose some weight! I'm doing the best I can.

I can

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I've been trying to watch my weight a bit, but when I come to Las Vegas, all bets are off. I get…

Cost

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You know, I'm playing the Mirage in Vegas, the main room... About 5 percent of all comics end up as the main…

Big deal

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I have been a big guy all my life, I am not going to lose a bunch of weight, because then you're…

Big guy

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As a comic, I've heard gunshots while I'm trying to get to sleep. I've performed where people wanted to do you harm…

Comic

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You need a wisecracking buddy standing next to you? That's the role for me. You got the guys who are knock-down, drag-out…

Buddy

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Yeah, I've done Jim Breuer's radio show a couple times, and I heard from Larry the Cable Guy when I got 'Mike…

Congratulations

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I always like to find those little mom-and-pop sandwich places, or diners. Those are my favorite kind of places.

Diners

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Everybody wants to be a better version of themselves - everybody. And I hope one day I can lose some weight. Maybe,…

Action

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And then as I got older, see, I think a lot of times with comics, your life kind of permeates your act.…

Angry

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The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once…

Be kind

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I chewed up a lot of Florida highway when I was starting out. Used to come to Tampa two or three times…

Florida

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I come from a working-class family in Pittsburgh, whereas 'Mike & Molly' deals with the working class in Chicago. I swear a…

Chicago

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I like those older theaters - the acoustics are perfect, I mean, you just have that feel of there's been a thousand…

Acoustics

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