![I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in a pub. That's as funny as you get, and so the aim [while stand-up] is to get that funny on stage with 5,000 strangers, to get that funny in a room where people shouldn't be listening but they are.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-think-as-a-comedian-the-funniest-you-can-be-is-with-people-you-know-and-who.jpg)
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