I don't have a sense of entitlement or that I deserve this. You'd be surprised at the lack of competition between nominees - I think a lot of it's imposed from the outside. Can I have my champagne now?
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.
You want to win. Everyone says, 'It's just an honor to be nominated,' but that's so not true. You want to win.
I don't want awards. I am not saying this like it's a case of sour grapes. It isn't. I have been to a couple of award functions, and I soon realised that it doesn't give me the kick that it does to others.
I've always felt, and I think I'm qualified to say so because I've won a few awards, that it's a terrible shame to put something in competition with something else to be able to sell something.
No matter how popular you are as a stand-up - you can go out and fill a 10,000-seat arena and be smart and funny - it's delicate to host an awards show and know where your place is and know that it's not about you, that it's about the people who are nominated, and respect that, but at the same time have your moment to show them who you are.
It hasn't been hard getting nominated, but winning it is another thing. The competition is tough.
Having that amount of nominations makes me a little nervous, because you feel that the bar is really high, the expectations are really high, but it also feels great.
Awards are meaningless to me, and I have nothing but disdain for anyone who actively campaigns to get one.
Nominations come and go. It is not going to happen to you every year, and I am very well aware of that.
I just want to be nominated; beggars can't be choosers.