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I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?

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I looked at longevity in show business when I was about 13, and the people who seemed to have longevity were the ones who'd spent quite a bit of time learning about what they were doing before they made it.

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I really don't take any interest at all in contemporary comedy.

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I've never been disappointed by politicians. I've never invested that much in them in the first place.

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I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour.

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Well, sanity, I suppose, is getting people to see the world your way.

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I think having an outsider's viewpoint is interesting and good, especially for a comedian.

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When I was nine I spent a lot of my time reading books about the history of comedy, or listening to the Goons or Hancock, humour from previous generations.

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In fact, I don't watch a lot of contemporary comedy for fear of being influenced by it.

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I was trying to organise my DVDs into a sort of chronological order, and I am afraid that it all trailed off after the Sixties.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Comedian

Born: July 9th, 1957

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