72 Quotes by Josh Widdicombe

Nothing unites a group more than a common enemy, be it the Soviet Union or Nasty Nick from 'Big Brother.'

Stand-up wasn't a calling. It was more like, 'What can I do that isn't going to make me really depressed?'

I'm lucky that I don't have any big regrets. Maybe that undercut hairstyle from my youth.

There are lots of comic bosses and fathers in sitcoms, but the comic landlord remains rare.

Most people I was at school with, if they saw me on telly, wouldn't know I'd been at school with them.

The thing about stand-up is that you end up meeting your idols.

I was once doing a gig with Tim Vine; he was backstage, and there was one of those long strings of polystyrene coffee cups. He picked up the whole stack of about 20, walked on stage and then said: 'Bloody hell this coffee's hot!' which I think is the funniest thing anyone has ever said.

I'm not one of those stand ups that's going to write a show about a big subject or try and tell you about the death of a parent or something.

The great thing about stand up is you get to do other things. You get to do your stand up tours but you also get to do 'Have I Got News For You.' You get to do a sitcom, but you also get to do the 'Great British Bake Off: An Extra Slice.' I'm easily bored, so I like the variety.