29 Quotes by Doc Brown

Trying to be funny is one of the hardest things on the planet. I think that’s tough for everyone. If you’re just naturally funny it’s a hell of a lot easier.

Standup is tough; if you are going through a hard period in your life, it is very hard to get up in front of people and be the happy guy in the room.

I’ll just keep going till people get disinterested. It’s what I was born to do and thankfully, people have shown an interest. I never do anything to be famous.

While I was rapping I was always involved in youth work – I ran music workshops for teenagers and young offenders all the time and also ran a charity for refugee kids for a time.

In terms of a comedy plan I don’t really have a list of what I want accomplish. I’m just riding the wave! I think I will always come back to stand-up and comedy in all its forms. I just don’t think it will ever be the one sole thing I do.

I never gave up rapping – it gave up on me. There was no industry and no appetite for UK rap back then and I had a daughter to feed. I couldn’t keep doing something full time that didn’t pay the bills.

I try not to be influenced when it comes to being creative, just in order to sustain my own voice and character. However, I do have many inspirations from the worlds of literature, music, comedy and film.

My shows will always be inspired by hip hop culture and my upbringing within it.

I’d always written rhymes but I was scared to share them. They stayed on paper or in my head, until I started going to watch battles and eventually thought to myself, “I’m definitely as good as some of these guys, and maybe even better than them”.