Quotes about british-comedian
british-comedian computer dare expensive none passed somehow
If you put garbage in a computer nothing comes out but garbage. But this garbage, having passed through a very expensive machine, is somehow ennobled and none dare criticize it. Rory Bremner
british-comedian director programmes seen supposed vehicle
I'm supposed to be the director of a television company, but I've only ever seen that company as a vehicle for making the kind of programmes we wanted to make, getting our ideas on the screen.
british-comedian directly heard seen tends work
Most of my work isn't directly autobiographical. It tends to be an amalgam of things I've seen and heard and thought and conversations I've had. Ben Elton
british-comedian harder men odd personal relationships whereas women
Men would find it much harder because men have such odd personal relationships with each other. They don't really emotionally connect, whereas women do. I think women become very close. Jennifer Saunders
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I'm playing all the right notes, but not necessarily in the right order. Eric Morecambe
british-comedian changing people word
Because once the word got out that we were making Shaun of the Dead, we didn't want people to think we were backtracking or changing our minds. Simon Pegg
british-comedian invited
I don't get very involved in the L.A. scene. When you do get invited out, you are expected to be on all the time. It's just wearying. Tracey Ullman
british-comedian comic costume decide parody
We have to do a film parody for Comic Relief. We can't decide which film to parody at the moment. Any ideas welcome, but not Spiderman owing to costume being too tight. Dawn French
british-comedian eat hours loads lots six stay taken turn watch
Turn up your radio. Watch lots of telly and eat loads of choc. Feel guilty. Stay up all night. Learn everything in six hours that has taken you two years to compile. That's how I did it.
british-comedian turned
So I turned these sort of deficiencies into a, a workable thing if you understand what I mean. Tony Hancock
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And erm, perhaps looking like this it was perhaps the only thing I could do.
british-comedian exist experts field people phone pick position rather share
We are rather in the position that used to exist at the BBC, where you feel that you can pick up the phone to people who are experts in their field and they will be very favourably disposed to you and share their knowledge.
british-comedian chop legs
So he said 'I'm going to chop off the bottom of one of your trouser legs and put it in a library.' I thought 'That's a turn-up for the books.' Tommy Cooper
british-comedian fake gentle good paid soul version
He was a very gentle soul and, I think, a very good doctor. And I'm probably being paid more to become a fake version of my own father. Hugh Laurie
british-comedian decided horror labor loved nourished reason sort sorts
I always loved horror and that's sort of the reason we decided to make the film. We were nourished on those sorts of films, so it was a labor of love.
british-comedian grammy musical work
You know, Python should have won a Grammy for our musical work on the show. Graham Chapman
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Dressing up as decrepit old ladies, and even decrepit young ladies, was one of our staples.
british-comedian country cultures drama genuinely incidents life moments teaches
I think you learn a lot about a country from its art. To me, it's part of the drama of life. It teaches you that there are places, moments and incidents in other cultures that genuinely have a life of their own. Michael Palin
british-comedian happen humor rather result
We wanted the humor to happen as a result of the zombies, you know? Like the humor being a result of their presence, rather than them being funny.
british-comedian bulk marks
There are a lot of visual marks that have to be hit, and lines that need to be said in a right way - so there wasn't really any improvisation on the set when it came to the bulk of the script.
british-comedian early
The only spoof I think is the title, which was just we thought of very early on and it kind of stuck.
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I loved playing Shaun, he's not that different from me.
british-comedian films
You always worry about films when you hear about them making decisions after announcements are made.
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In England, we don't have any guns whatsoever.
british-comedian curb larry love shows simpsons
You look at shows like The Simpsons or Larry Sanders or Curb Your Enthusiasm or Seinfeld, they're really sophisticated shows that we all love back home.
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You don't look at each other on the subway.
british-comedian obviously written
This autocue was obviously written for someone else and I've been brought in at the last minute. Johnny Vegas
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They have become part of us in that if we get dressed up as them, we don't actually have to have a script. You can just become them. You just become nervy.
british-comedian precision random rather
Your instinct, rather than precision stabbing, is more about just random bludgeoning.
british-comedian meal sat
When I was growing up, there were just the three channels, so as a nation we all sat down to the same meal at the end of the day. Now there's been this explosion.
british-comedian certain character rectify work
We work with every one of them to see if their character wouldn't say a certain thing or if something is worded awkwardly - we work with them to rectify that.
british-comedian build dropping people preferred since sketches sleeping taking
Other people build sketches after taking too many sleeping pills, but I never preferred that method, since I would keep dropping my pencil.
british-comedian comics drag
There's this idea that it has to be made in London. But we've got everything up here, and if you've got comics who are gifted because of where they're from, you shouldn't drag them away from that natural resource.