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" If I'm in an uncomfortable situation, I think I can say something funny to defuse it. Sometimes you can't. "

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" I've definitely become smuttier. When I first started out, I had these aspirations: 'I'm not going to do jokes about anything crude because I'm bigger and better than that.' But then, I don't know... It makes me laugh, so I started doing it. "

" I did a gig at a comedy club in Bournemouth where they served a buffet while the acts were on. There was the clang of people carving turkey during the set. If you put comedy and turkey side by side, turkey always wins. "

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" I vote for whoever will annoy my dad. "