"If you became a comedian in the '80s,……" — Paul Merton
"If you became a comedian in the '80s, you had to work the circuit and make people laugh. Canned laughter is cheating."
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27 Quotes by Paul Merton
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On my first day in New York a guy asked me if I knew where Central Park was. When I…
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I really don't take any interest at all in contemporary comedy.
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I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour.
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And like the old stereotype, I overcame my shyness by making my friends laugh.
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I think having an outsider's viewpoint is interesting and good, especially for a comedian.
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I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and…
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I've never been disappointed by politicians. I've never invested that much in them in the first place.
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I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity…
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I was trying to organise my DVDs into a sort of chronological order, and I am afraid that it all…
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In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.
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My favourite riposte to a heckle is to say, 'Excuse me, I'm trying to work here. How would you like…
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It seems like a contradiction, but the shy person who is a performer actually does make sense, because in a…
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More 80s Quotes
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I think that age as a number is not nearly as important as health. You can be in poor health…
— Bob Barker
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I was raised on the purest comedy there is: 'I Love Lucy.' I was raised watching 'Three's Company' and sitcoms…
— Mayim Bialik
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Really, the '70s and '80s were a blur.
— Manolo Blahnik
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An employer of mine back in the '80s was kind enough to take me on after a rough patch, and…
— Anthony Bourdain
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I remember in the '80s, Randy Travis was my guy. He's the reason I moved to Nashville, and I just…
— Garth Brooks
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I think we can leave mullets back in the '80s. I'm really not a big fan of them.
— Malin Akerman
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My favorite music is '80s music which drives people around me crazy. I really love it.
— Michael Buble
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In the early days of the video game business, everybody played. The question is, what happened? My theory - and…
— Nolan Bushnell
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The '80s were the worst period. You had these horrible pop bands growing their hair and calling themselves metal.
— Geezer Butler
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Well, when I started modeling in the mid-'80s, the girls who did shows did shows, and the girls who did…
— Naomi Campbell
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The life of an action star is very short. I want to be an actor like Robert De Niro ,…
— Jackie Chan
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The '80s made up for all the abuse I took during the '70s. I outlived all my critics. By the…
— Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
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