There is the idea that there’s a section of society, these working-class tradesmen, are driving around and they all think the same. Everybody who has tools in their vehicle have all the exact same thoughts: it’s incredibly patronising isn’t it? Sean Lock Read Quote
There is this fallacy of the ‘cool’ comedian out there. You see the guys who take themselves very seriously and think they’re being very suave and sardonic. But they’re just jesters like the rest of us; they’re just goons like we all are. The job is to make people laugh. Sean Lock Read Quote
As a comedian, you’re making so many observations, so many measurements. You might catch someone’s eyes as you’re telling a joke, and they can have this sort of glazed expression on their face, and that can set all your dials off. Sean Lock Read Quote
I really like doing stand-up, because it gives you an immense amount of freedom. You haven’t got anyone telling you what to do. It’s great to have that much power over what you do. You don’t have that in television. Sean Lock Read Quote
I would describe my driving style as calm authority, but my wife would call it demented. In my defence I’ve got a clean licence so probably the best way to describe it is crafty. Sean Lock Read Quote
I now believe in God for my own ends. I’m not an altruistic Christian – I’m only doing it in case there is in fact a Heaven. Sean Lock Read Quote
On ‘8 Out Of 10 Cats,’ myself, Jimmy Carr and Jason Manford have got the producers around to our way of thinking – which is to trust us and allow us to ad-lib. Sean Lock Read Quote
Here’s a message to all the employers out there reading this: if a comedian comes to you having given up comedy and wants a job; don’t employ them. They’re utterly feckless and incapable of handling any kind of responsibility. Fact. Sean Lock Read Quote
I just did loads of dead-end jobs and a lot of travelling – just farting around, really. I had quite a lot of fun, but I’ve got no qualifications, no skills. Sean Lock Read Quote
