Without arts programmes there’s only reality TV, and reality TV needs the arts to show it what reality is.
BILLY CONNOLLYI once travelled to Adelaide on Emu Airways. I was 5,000 ft up in the air when someone pointed out to me that emus can’t fly
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When you involved in an accident and someone asks “are you alright?” Yes fine thanks, I’ll just pick up my limbs and be off.
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I hate all those weathermen, too, who tell you that rain is bad weather. There’s no such thing as bad weather, just the wrong clothing.
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Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
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I was brought up a Catholic, for that you get an A level in guilt.
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Never run with scissors or other pointy objects.
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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
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I have been made redundant before and it is a terrible blow; redundant is a rotten word because it makes you think you are useless.
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Don’t vote, it only encourages them.
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There’s nothing like it, but it’s not as good as you think it’s going to be. . . . I was disappointed because there are records of people finding things that have been there for years. I was hoping for a shirt button, or my club’s badge – but not a sausage.
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didn’t even know there were specialist zombie magazines and clubs. I heard the other day that a radio station had asked people if they`d made preparations for an attack by zombies, and a staggering number of people replied yes!
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I became a welder. I was actually becoming an Engineer and I joined the wrong queue. And so I became a welder, without knowing what a welder was.
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If you haven’t heard a good rumour by 11:00am, start one.
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I don’t aim to offend.
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People who announce they are going to the toilet. Thanks that’s an image I really didn’t need.
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Life is supposed to be fun. It’s not a job or occupation. We’re here only once and we should have a bit of a laugh.
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