I’ve always been fascinated by the difference between the jokes you can tell your friends but you can’t tell to an audience.
BILLY CONNOLLYPolitically correct is the language of cowardice.
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A fart is just your arse applauding.
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Save the Trees? Trees are the main cause of Forest Fires!
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I 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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Politically correct is the language of cowardice.
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In Mexico, everything on the menu is the same dish. The only difference is the way it’s folded.
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Well, the film’s not only pricking the pomposity of the Church, it’s pricking the pomposity, and sometimes you would think fraudulence, of the insurance companies.
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Revolution was written into the U.S. Constitution so it’s like they’re in a constant state of revolution. But then again, happiness is written into their constitution as well, which makes them pretty unique.
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I used to be a folk singer, but I was… dreadful. I had a voice like a goose farting in the fog.
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Behind the proscenium arch, you can’t always hear what people in the audience are saying.
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I love Los Angeles. It reinvents itself every two days.
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The religion in Scotland is one of the most patronising things… after the weather.
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I’m a huge film star… but you have to hurry to the movies, because I usually die in the first 15 f–ing minutes. I’m the only guy I know who died in a f–ing Muppet movie.
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There are two seasons in Scotland: June and Winter.
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I worry about ridiculous things, you know, how does a guy who drives a snowplough get to work in the morning. … That can keep me awake for days.
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Whenever I wear something expensive it looks stolen.
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