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
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I think men going bald is certainly off limits, coming from a family as I do, where it's in our gene pool and it could one day happen to me.
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This autocue was obviously written for someone else and I've been brought in at the last minute.
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There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource.
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If I see somebody visually challenged, I won't purposefully focus in on them unless they call me names, and then I'll call them back.
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Up North you are holding your own. Everyone considers themselves a comedian.
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I get all kinds of ages, it really does range from silly drunk old men to silly drunk young lads. And the same goes for the females.
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The fun is being able to have a show that you can do but then always being able to look out for that opportunity to do something different.
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You get people who come to London, sever links with where they come from, and then when they need people, there's nobody there. To feel like you can't go back home would be a horribly sad place to be, as is mistaking fame for genuine love and affection.
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'Johnny' was a coping mechanism who could take those things which could have ordinarily destroyed me, by tweaking my past and throwing it back out there, getting laughs from things that would have otherwise upset me.
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From a certain age, I sort of accepted myself for what I was. And although to other people it was like nothing ever goes right, I had a really nice attitude that I'd inherited from my parents, and especially from my dad.
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.
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I've been offered all the reality TV shows but have turned them down. If I did it as 'Johnny,' there'd be no jungle left! It was really hard regaining control of myself, so I am reluctant to let 'Johnny' back out of the box.
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I thought I could play the hellraiser and then put 'Johnny Vegas' back in his box. I found popularity through self-destruction. The more you damage yourself, the more people are drawn to you, and that can be quite addictive. It is not a lifestyle you can maintain.
I found popularity through self-destruction, and that can be quite addictive.