TV has lost a lot of its self-confidence as its power has been eroded by the internet.
DAVID WALLIAMSWriting for radio really focuses the mind, because you can’t rely on thinking “Oh, just pull a funny face at the end of this sketch.” You’ve got to try to work on the words.
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I love telling stories. I love the intimacy between the writer and reader. When you write sketches it’s over in two minutes. When you write a book the characters have to have a bit of emotional depth.
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I think most people that do comedy write for themselves. I don’t think there is any other way you can do it, really. Otherwise it would be quite cynical.
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There’s a sort of magic and music to comedy. Some words, some numbers even, are funnier than others. A Caramac bar, for instance, is funnier than a Milky Way.
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It’s strange how sometimes you can be so happy it goes all the way round to sadness.
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I have always liked shows that have laughter in them.
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I am a huge fan of ‘Doctor Who.’
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Definitely I love women, I love being around women, I find them incredible and intoxicating, and I’ve never had that feeling I get with women with a man.
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I used to have a silk dressing gown an uncle bought in Japan and when I came downstairs in it, my dad used to call me Davinia. There was never embarrassment about that kind of thing. My sister used to dress me up a lot. She thought I was a little doll.
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We sit in a room for months trying to think of funny things.
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I know somebody from university who’s called Phil Collins, and I think there’s something terribly unfortunate about sharing a name with somebody who either is famous or becomes famous.
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I don’t get recognized much, and am very happy with that. The fans I have met have all been delightful.
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All human life can be found in an airport.
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There’s something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the process.
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Social satire has been around since people have been around.
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We’ve got 12-year-old boys dressing up as transvestites.
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