Johnny Vegas
Johnny Vegas
Michael Joseph Pennington, Sr., better known as Johnny Vegas, is an English actor and comedian, known for his angry rants, surreal humour, portly figure and high husky voice...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionComedian
Date of Birth11 September 1971
witty airports finding-yourself
Never try to be witty with U.S. airport officials. It's always lost on them and you'll find yourself being put back on the plane.
christmas years cheese
The cheese board is my big treat at Christmas that I have to deny myself during the rest of year.
shooting disease flu
We had a week off in the middle of shooting, but as soon as everyone stopped, we all went down with six different types of flu and other unmentionable diseases.
too-much
I've got too much respect for stand-ups to call myself one.
going-away wikipedia use
I'm loath to use my personal life to promote what I do, but at the same time, I don't like a journalist going away with no more than you could get off Wikipedia, where most of it's invented anyway.
character steps body
Being 'Johnny' was almost like an out of body experience. I thought he was just a character that I'd created and could quite easily step away from, but it was much more difficult than that.
depression rain shopping
The people on the QVC shopping channel convince me that life is worth living. They see the good in everything. People who go to counselling should actually go to a room with a QVC seller for half an hour and let them find the qualities within them. For example, they'd look at me and say, 'To anybody else this looks like a stomach but, actually, his feet never get wet in the rain.
terrible
Oh, I'm terrible at travel.
real ideas people
The idea of being on TV 24 hours a day and people seeing the real me... No.
spiritual earth not-sure
There is something more spiritual to us than what we are on this earth, but how you access it I'm not sure.
certain domino-effect effects
There's a domino effect with certain things you say.
dad people half
You always hear people saying, 'I hope I'm not turning into my dad', but I'd be honoured if I became half as decent a bloke as he is.
illumination house obsessed
I get obsessed with decorations and decorating the house. I keep it tasteful outside, but when you get inside it is a bit like Blackpool illuminations, I go bonkers!
jobs night thinking
I think I'm realising more and more that I've got a job to do and I can't be doing the big nights out and working to my full potential the next day. I feel much better for it.