We have a drinking game in Australia, it's called drinking. Jim Jefferies More Quotes by Jim Jefferies More Quotes From Jim Jefferies I go to the fanciest restaurants in the world and try them out. I like to see these chefs that are wizards do their thing. I like two types of food: cheap fast food - In-N-Out Burger, Taco Bell, stuff like that - or expensive food. Anything in between just bothers me. Jim Jefferies burgermefoodworld I have watched every episode of 'RuPaul's Drag Race'... I know a bizarre amount of drag queens now. And it's weird because one of the guys that drives my tour bus in America drove the drag queen show before me, and I used to just sit there and hear all the stories so I could go tell my girlfriend because I knew what a big fan she was. Jim Jefferies queenweirdknowme I have an uncle I no longer talk to because of a joke I made about my grandmother, who is his mother. He's an 80-year-old man upset about a woman who died 15 years ago. Jim Jefferies unclewomanmanmother I'm somewhat of a socialist in the sense that I believe in housing for the homeless and medical care for all. So, for me, the American dream has been having a TV show, and being successful and having a nice house and having everything. Jim Jefferies memedicalcarebelieve I've actually phased out the misogynistic jokes because I used to think that everyone knew that I was joking. Jim Jefferies everyonebecausethinkjokes I can go into New York and sell out a theatre, but I didn't have to fight my way to get there: I was already a made man from television. I sold out a theatre in London without any TV exposure, just word of mouth and being a good comic, and that was a much bigger sense of accomplishment than just being a guy from telly. Jim Jefferies fightgoodmanway When I was 23, I didn't have much of an interest in politics. All of my interests were in partying and meeting girls and doing stand-up. That's all I cared about. Now, when you have a kid and stuff, you start watching the news and say, 'They shouldn't take money away from this education department.' You start having much more exact opinions. Jim Jefferies youpoliticsmoneyeducation One of the flaws in the American dream is that there isn't as much of a safety net as you may get in other countries. Jim Jefferies youamerican-dreamsafetydream My girlfriend buys stuff from Trader Joe's, and it's just subpar. When you buy a burrito, it crumbles the way a proper burrito shouldn't. Everything's just crap there. Jim Jefferies everythingyougirlfriendway I like to weed out the people who aren't going to enjoy me straight off the bat. If you look at all my specials, I do start more extreme and then, as I get into it, sort of at the three-quarter mark, I normally have a bit of pathos. Is pathos the right word? Jim Jefferies lookmeyoupeople I've never sat down with the intent of trying to shock or anything like that; it just so happens that the sense of humour I enjoyed watching as a kid is the type of humour I try to emulate as an adult. It's not a decision. It might sound a bit wanky, but it's the truth. Jim Jefferies downneverdecisiontruth After I had money, I realized about all that all the things I thought I wanted that I don't need a lot of stuff. If there's anything I get excited by, it's a nice car. Jim Jefferies thoughtcarnicemoney A lot of my stand-up early on was stories from my childhood. And my childhood is over - there's not new childhood stories to come. They've all been mentioned. Jim Jefferies overnewearlychildhood You can't worry too much about what you think the audience wants to hear. You just have to hope that you're a likeable enough person that what you're saying will relate to other people, so they can laugh at it as well. Jim Jefferies laughyouhopepeople I'm not a big Trump fan. I'm not going to lie to anyone and say I am. Jim Jefferies liei-amsaybig I don't think that I am a Lefty in the sense that I grew up in countries that have a universal health-care system, but I also think that I'm a little Right in other directions. I also think that - in regards to the whole health-care thing - that yeah, they should repeal and replace Obamacare with universal health care. Jim Jefferies i-amthinkcarehealth I had a head injury when I was living in England; I was in the hospital for three days, and they didn't even ask for my name. I spent three days in there. And then, when I was done, I just got up and left. I wasn't a British citizen; I was there on a work permit. Jim Jefferies hospitalnamedonework Nixon started auditing late-night show hosts because they were making jokes about him. Then, every single one of their staff got tax audits. Jim Jefferies late-nightshowsinglejokes I probably get a bit more backlash in Australia than I do in America, to be honest. I was never invited to the Melbourne Comedy Festival because I was too gross, things like that. Which never happened in any other country. Jim Jefferies nevercomedycountryamerica I feel like, at times, I've been seen as the dirty stepchild of Australian comedy. I think there's a few people out there that are pissed off that I made it big overseas. Jim Jefferies feelthinkcomedypeople
