Robbie Williams Considers Stand-Up

[unfrufru]

Robbie set for stand-up


January 05, 2006

BRITISH pop star Robbie Williams is getting bored with music and is toying with the idea of becoming a stand-up comedian like his father, he told a German newspaper.





Williams told the weekly Die Zeit in a report to be published on Thursday that the foray into comedy could help change his image as a gifted performer who becomes plagued by depression when the curtain falls. "My father was a stand-up comedian for years. Maybe I will be one day too," he was quoted as saying in remarks printed in German.

"I notice sometimes on stage that the music suddenly gets in the way because I just want to talk to the audience or make them laugh."

Williams complained that he was seen in the press as haunted by demons and unable to enjoy his fame and fortune.



http://[img]http://mercury.tiser...id=1[/img]"For years there has been this public image of me that I have never understood. They say again and again that I'm a deeply depressed, sad bloke who is barely able to get out of bed to see the next day," he said.

"The media seem to like it - he is on the one hand the famous entertainer Robbie Williams but on the other hand he cannot enjoy his life at all. He can't be happy! He is depressed, a horrible person, he can't sing and he must be gay."

The singer-songwriter accepted substantial, undisclosed libel damages last month over false claims in a tabloid newspaper and two magazines that he was secretly homosexual.

Williams said his best friend Jonathan Wilkes would be going with him on his next tour and that Wilkes helped him cope with the pressure of fame. "I've known him for 25 years, since he was a baby. I believe it is my mission in life to take care of him. I cannot imagine not being with him. Life is so much easier with him. When I go on tour soon for five months, he'll be coming along. I simply don't want to be without him."

[sharleen]

could you imagine him making the transition from MCG to Melbourne Town Hall Powder Room?

Somehow, I reckon he'd end up being rubbish cause people would go to his gigs anyway, and he wouldn't even have to try and be funny, cause he'd always sell out.

[unfrufru]

it would just be easier for me to be hit with cocksweat so i don't mind.

[Casanova]

Originally Posted by sharleen

Somehow, I reckon he'd end up being rubbish cause people would go to his gigs anyway, and he wouldn't even have to try and be funny, cause he'd always sell out.

People might just go see him coz he's Robbie Williams, but they won't laugh at the right spots because of that. I imagine he'd have to try harder than most beginners because he'd be so closely watched and scrutinised.

[sharleen]

Originally Posted by Casanova

People might just go see him coz he's Robbie Williams, but they won't laugh at the right spots because of that. I imagine he'd have to try harder than most beginners because he'd be so closely watched and scrutinised.

exactly. imagine an open mic night featuring Robbie Williams.
actually, I like that thought.

[Alisso]

Originally Posted by unfrufru

it would just be easier for me to be hit with cocksweat so i don't mind.

Since I'm sure you know how wrong that's going to sound to anyone who doesn't know why you'd want to be hit with Robbie's cocksweat, I'll settle for snickering quietly *G*

But I think Sharleen's right, he'd never have to work very hard to get a response, so even if he was talented and had potential, he couldn't live up to it properly.

I can see him as a comic actor, though *G*

[sharleen]

Originally Posted by Alisso

I can see him as a comic actor, though *G*

Certainly, I think he'd have a huge future as a comic actor.
He'd just have to flash that cheeky grin and trip over a few times.
I'd laugh my head off.

[Danny Boy]

He was passable in the Comic Relief skit he did with the Little Britain guys, though it did heavily rely on the his celebrity.

'Twill certainly be interesting to watch if he does pursue it, but I've often read similar stuff while waiting for dentist/chiropractor/doctor, and he seems to be pulling this 'music's shit, I'm quitting and doing ________' about every six months.

[Nick]

His main advantage is that he has the confidence, and does have an amazing precence on stage. He could be very good - but he could also fail miserly.

[Gutter Monkey]

Yeah, true. Confidence is a big part of it, but if it's all you've got then you're in trouble.

[unfrufru]

yeah but he also has cocksweat *g*

[Gutter Monkey]

Well in that case he'll be a comedy god.

Damn, the masses have figured out the cocksweat thing ...