John Lloyd
John Lloyd
circuit player ranked sort tennis tim
I can't see Tim Henman as the sort of player who hangs around the tennis circuit ranked 30 or 40 in the world,
authority cambridge laugh sort system
I still don't like authority exercised without reason. But they laugh at you at Cambridge if you say that sort of thing. For them, the law is a system of rules not that different from mathematics.
change dad learnt love moved scared spanish spoke year
I spoke Spanish when I was three, and then Maltese. I love dictionaries. I like foreigners. My dad moved every year before I was 14, and I learnt to like abroad. I'm not scared of change.
pleased progress
We are very, very pleased with progress so far.
almost awful chance due felt forward full injuries looking year
I think he's almost looking forward to the end of the year because he's had a pretty awful year but a lot of it's been due to injuries - I don't think he's ever felt he's had a full chance this year,
analyse funny guy joke surprising
You can analyse a joke and say it's funny because this guy thought this was going to happen, and that happened, and it's surprising. But not all surprising things are funny.
depends good help people point recognise thinks
It all depends if you can get your point across, and if thinks he can make a difference, but it's good because it will be informal.It will also help people recognise him because I didn't know who he was before today.
anyone everybody proved ronnie
I think the thing about Ronnie Barker is this, ... He proved that, if you do what you like, as long as you do it well - and he did it better than anyone - you can take everybody with you.
genuinely jokes understand work
Jokes are a lot about meaning. I think if we understand what jokes mean and why they work, we'd understand everything else. Genuinely I do.
sketch
I can help you shape your sitcom, I can help you think about what could make your sketch show better, but it won't help you get you a commission.
giant maybe
Maybe the universe is a giant practical joke and we don't know the punchline.
came explosives possible
It's not possible to say where the explosives came from,
order pay stand
It's very frustrating to pay in order to stand still.
The universe is fractal. The closer you look at it, the more interesting it becomes.