It was extraordinary. I mean, for us it was just an amazement that people were watching it in Dallas of all places and were loving it. |
No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad. |
Nudge nudge, know what I mean, say no more |
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours. |
Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will make me go in a corner and cry by myself for hours. |
The lovely thing for us is, because it is digital, it can still look really fresh and new. Some people don't know that we're just old farts. |
The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester? |
There was often antagonism and chair throwing and stamping of feet, which is kind of a healthy thing to do when you're arguing about what's funny. That healthy tension was something that held the group together. |
They have to get their own personal best. It's called my personal best. ... There was one or two things everybody wanted, and we sort of agreed to let some people have them. |
This was our first chance to get a proper, grown-up TV show. |
To me, the musical is best when it's a musical comedy, ... So if you have a very, very funny show, and very good, funny songs, that's what the musical does best. |
We were rewarded by owning our own masters [of the programs]. We established an American law principle that the creators do have rights over and above what the networks tell you is standards and practices. |
We're all over 60. I'm sorry to say this, but comedy is really a young man's game. It's sort of about what you had to say when you were fresh and young. And I'm perfectly happy to get drunk with the rest of them. |
We're like his test audience. It's a nightmare for Steve, a terrifying experience. The fact that he's done it before doesn't stop the angst. |
We've discovered that the less we do, the more money we make. |