Jack Dee
Jack Dee
James Andrew Innes "Jack" Deeis an English stand-up comedian, actor and writer known for his sarcasm and deadpan humour. He is well known in the United Kingdom for writing and starring in the sitcom Lead Balloon and hosting the panel show I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue. He has also been a team captain on Shooting Stars and hosted Jack Dee: Live at the Apollo, which was nominated for a BAFTA in 2006. He also presented The Jack Dee Show,...
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth24 September 1961
faces looks film
The film industry is like Anne Robinsonalways on the look-out for a new face
rain forests cases
The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the short straw. In this case it was the rain forest.
surfing bedroom typing
They call it 'surfing' the net. It's not surfing. It's typing in your bedroom
long function wells
I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out.
cooking trying rustic
I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
knowing years firsts
I spent the first 25 years of my life not knowing what I wanted to do.
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I'm not really part of any group or clique or gang because that's always been my nature.
air trying matter
Mmmm... the comedy that matters is the comedy you pull out of thin air. It's a bit like when something funny has happened and you try to explain it to someone else and end up saying, 'You had to be there.
attitude laughing comedian
The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the jokes rather than on top of the jokes.
years firsts six
One Saturday in 1984, I walked into my first AA meeting. I went regularly for six years and only stopped when I came to realize my underlying problem was not genuine alcoholism, but depression.
depressing effects
I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
reading light routine
I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible commentaries and theological critiques would nudge me closer to some kind of absolute that I could hold up as a torch to light my way.
two-sides tragedy coins
Comedy and tragedy are two sides of the same coin. A talent in one area might also lead to a predisposition in the other.
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Well, I don't ever get excited. I haven't been excited since I got a Chopper bicycle when I was about 12. Once you get older you realise there's always a catch to everything. So when I get, say, a commission to make a TV show, the catch is that you have to deliver something and then the sense of responsibility overwhelms the joy of the occasion.