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Sick of stand-up

How comedy made Johnny Vegas ill

Johnny Vegas has told how his stand-up routine made him ill.

He said that the pressure to perform and the unhealthy lifestyle on the road took its toll on his health.

"The more nervous I was the better I performed," he told the Sunday People.

"But that means throwing up, not eating, the big high after, out on the razz, crawling into bed, then doing it all again the next day."

Published: 12 Jan 2003

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