Jon Richardson

I accept you can't achieve perfection all the time, but you can achieve perfection of intent, maybe. I don't think you can…

— Jon Richardson

If I had a choice, I would rather watch a comedian not involve themselves in politics at all but be hilarious than…

— Jon Richardson

No book has ever made me laugh as much as 'I, Partridge.'

— Jon Richardson

When you are single, you're invested in the world because you have to be, because that's all you've got. When you have…

— Jon Richardson

“I hate things and I do so because it is clean and easy and makes me feel better about myself without having…

— Jon Richardson

There are things I wouldn't do when hosting, like get people up on stage or get the audience doing a sing-song or…

— Jon Richardson

I like small parties with people I know. I like eating pizza at home with my girlfriend.

— Jon Richardson

Somewhat naively, I entered the BBC's 'New Talent Competition,' believing it was for people who had never tried comedy before. I remember…

— Jon Richardson

I think a pessimist is just an optimist who has had their heart repeatedly broken.

— Jon Richardson

Stand-up is still my job. That is the thing I wanted to get into when I was 21. You cannot beat the…

— Jon Richardson

My wife's biggest fear is air pollution, living in London as we do. She's convinced that's the big problem. And my own…

— Jon Richardson

I refuse to believe that clubbing is how people are supposed to meet to establish relationships on a level for beyond what…

— Jon Richardson

Each show is a very honest portrayal of how I'm feeling that night. It can go off in any direction. The show…

— Jon Richardson

I have a lot of internalised tantrums. I secretly hope the worst and then I start planning my little speech for the…

— Jon Richardson

“I certainly find it difficult to relate to people who seem incapable of doing anything on their own, needing company even whilst…

— Jon Richardson

I'm almost always trying to be funny, even when I'm on my own. I think it's the desire to channel my anger…

— Jon Richardson

The best thing about being a comedian is that, unlike the other jobs I've had, none of the bad things seem to…

— Jon Richardson

There are many problems with being a comedian: the travel, the late nights, the pressure, the fear of running out of funny…

— Jon Richardson

I do enjoy doing the TV work, but I try to be careful not to do too much. Otherwise, you end up…

— Jon Richardson

If I'm with someone, I want them to be perfectly happy all the time. That, for me, would be the reason you…

— Jon Richardson

Having a child has been the most unexpected privilege, as I spent so long on my own thinking it would never happen.

— Jon Richardson

If you don't wash dishes properly, you will get ill. And you will lose friends because they'll come to your house, you'll…

— Jon Richardson

A 'nidiot' is something different from an idiot. An idiot is someone whose problems are caused by not concentrating enough. A 'nidiot'…

— Jon Richardson

I know very well that I have no reason to feel aggrieved - I am fully aware of how lucky I am,…

— Jon Richardson

If I watch 'The X Factor,' I know I'm never going to aspire to sing, so I don't mind if they're good…

— Jon Richardson