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Maybe, who knows, I’ll hire myself a trainer and a fancy cook. In five years, maybe I’ll be an action hero. Then again, maybe I’ll just be this guy. Who knows? But the fun part is embracing the human side of that.

Billy Gardell

The quickest way to defuse fear or insecurity or anger is usually humor. I think comics figure that out quickly, and, once you figure it out, you think, ‘Hey, if I can do this and get paid, that would be kind of cool.
BILLY GARDELL

Decision Insecurity Quickest Thinking
I’m always the last one to the party, man. But that’s okay. I got there.
BILLY GARDELL

Last Man One Party
You start realizing that maybe you’re the one night a month that people have out, and they don’t need to hear your political views or how dark you can get. They just want to laugh for an hour and go home. Once I wrapped my head around that, my act evolved accordingly.
BILLY GARDELL

Dark Home Night People View
And then as I got older, see, I think a lot of times with comics, your life kind of permeates your act.
BILLY GARDELL

Guy Laughing Thinking
Look, you know, you can’t please everybody. I’m a stand-up comic. I know that. It doesn’t matter how funny you are and how well you do, there’s two people that are going to walk out of there hating you.
BILLY GARDELL

Hate People Two
Yeah, I’ve done Jim Breuer’s radio show a couple times, and I heard from Larry the Cable Guy when I got ‘Mike & Molly,’ wishing me congratulations.
BILLY GARDELL

Congratulation Couple Party Radio Show
Sometimes WRONG is worth the FUNNY!
BILLY GARDELL

Funny Sometimes Worth Wrong
Maybe, who knows, I’ll hire myself a trainer and a fancy cook. In five years, maybe I’ll be an action hero. Then again, maybe I’ll just be this guy. Who knows? But the fun part is embracing the human side of that.
BILLY GARDELL

Again Cook Embracing Fancy Guy Unshot
You need a wisecracking buddy standing next to you? That’s the role for me. You got the guys who are knock-down, drag-out handsome. That’s what people want to see. Let that guy be the hero. But there’s always a role for the Everyman.
BILLY GARDELL

Buddy Guy Handsome Hero Next People Standing Wisecracking
I’ve been trying to watch my weight a bit, but when I come to Las Vegas, all bets are off. I get enough healthy food in L.A. where the food is the size of a quarter and costs $40 – when I’m in Vegas, I want a steak!
BILLY GARDELL

Country Healthy People Trying
Whatever is happening in your life is what’s going on on stage. So if you’re angry in your life, then that’s going to be on stage. If you’re looking for the guy that’s just going to make you laugh for an hour and forget about, that’s me.
BILLY GARDELL

Angry Guy Hour Laugh Life Make Stage
Whenever I realize I’m being a goofball, I write it down. When I release the joke onstage, I love watching the effect it has on the audience.
BILLY GARDELL

Realizing Writing
I mean, yeah, I want to lose some weight! I’m doing the best I can.
BILLY GARDELL

Mean Want Weight
Everybody wants to be a better version of themselves – everybody. And I hope one day I can lose some weight.
BILLY GARDELL

Everybody Fun Hero Years
Getting to do my stand-up the way I have this summer is really what I’ve dreamed of since I was about 10 years old.
BILLY GARDELL

Framed Getting Old Really
No one wants to see someone talk who takes themselves too seriously.
BILLY GARDELL

No Seriously Someone Talk Themselves Want

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