Of the sparkling wines, the most famous is Perth Pink. This is a bottle with a message in, and the message is "beware". This is not a wine for drinking; this is a wine for laying down and avoiding.

Many years ago I also bought a house in Provence for about 70,000 francs. It had no electricity or running water, and no road leading to the house, but gradually we made improvements. It's my escape and I love it.

I liked doing live things, and with the Circus we had a live audience.

Americans like to think 'Python' is how English people really are. There is an element of truth to that.

Life doesn't make any sense, and we all pretend it does. Comedy's job is to point out that it doesn't make sense, and that it doesn't make much difference anyway.

A nod's as good as a wink to a blind bat!

I'm not careful with my money at all these days. I buy people a lot of dinners!