I don't like country music, but I don't mean to denigrate those who do. And for the people who like country music, denigrate means 'put down'.

Doormen are kind of invisible, people don't know their names. They just say, Thank you, or Good morning. I'd never thought about doormen before. They're a vanishing breed. More electronic doors are being introduced.

There's a lot of cynicism. Let's really enjoy Christmas, with all that's going on in the world.

But I really believe that if you have the ability, there is an obligation to make people laugh

I think one reason for a successful marriage is laughter. I think laughter gets you through the rough moments in a marriage.

When you're going for a joke, you're stuck out there if it doesn't work. There's nowhere to go. You've done the drum role and the cymbal clash and you're out on the end of the plank.

The first time I got up in front of an audience was terror, abject terror, which continued for another four or five years. There still is, a little bit.