I’d lie in bed in my dormitory and grab at bits of my body, wanting to tear them off… I was so large by then that, in the heat, my thighs chafed together and bled. I was very unhappy, and yet no one ever asked me how I felt. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
I have an addictive personality. Boarding school merely sent me more quickly on the downward spiral that dominated my childhood. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
I became hugely overweight and then hated myself because it was a form of self-abuse, something over which I had no control. I think the thing compulsive over-eaters want to achieve is that stuffed-full Christmas afternoon feeling. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
My purist comedy friends accuse me of being a Jack of all trades and master of none. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
I have a very good memory for scripts. I can watch a show I like once, then remember about 90% of the script. But ask me who was in it, and I wouldn’t have a clue. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it’s so straightforward and simple. If the audience don’t laugh, you didn’t do your job. I’ve had some audiences where I didn’t care if they laughed or not because they were either too drunk or stupid. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
I failed to get into drama school, and my best friend told me I should do stand-up instead. I was always doing gags and voices, so he booked a gig for me without telling me. I only had four days to write it. I did a seven-minute set; the first four minutes were terrible, but the last two were amazing. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
If you go on stage with an agenda, you have to accept not everyone’s going to agree with it. Marcus Brigstocke Read Quote
