I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in a pub. That's as funny as you get, and so the aim [while stand-up] is to get that funny on stage with 5,000 strangers, to get that funny in a room where people shouldn't be listening but they are.
![I think, as a comedian, the funniest you can be is with people you know, and [whom] you've known for years, in a pub. That's as funny as you get, and so the aim [while stand-up] is to get that funny on stage with 5,000](http://cdn.quoteddaily.com/images/ricky-gervais/i-think-as-a-comedian-the-funniest-you-can-be-is-with-people-you-know-and-whom-youve-known-for.jpg)