Do you wear something special when you perform?
I'm fussy about what I wear when I go on stage as a stand-up comic. As a headline act, you're supposed to stand out from the crowd. They want to believe that you're successful and that you're doing well. I think it's only respectful to dress in accordance to what people are paying. If people are paying seven quid, they paid seven quid. It can take an hour for someone to earn seven quid. Sometimes, you are getting paid, you know couple hundred quid, a couple a thousand quid, then look that way because that's what people are paying for. There are times where you might look and think, "Oh, my God, everyone's got on a suit or whatever, and I know, I'll go in there and look like a tramp." If that's going to make you stand out, if that's gonna make people cry, "Oh, well he's different!" straight away. You are judged in the space of about 10 seconds, before you even hit the mic. A woman can look and you and tell whether or not you drive a car or get on a bus, because she's looking at your shoe heel. It's important that you see yourself in the mirror. So, clothes are important for a stand-up comic.
