I got locked into a tradition [at Cambridge] of doing comedy.

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

Subversion is what I do.

Executives do not on the whole do well with comedy. They can't understand it, they can't read it, they can't spot it.

I used to think I was like the wicket- keeper, which is like the catcher in base- ball, y'know what I mean? You can call the play a lot from behind the plate, y'know what I mean? You're not necessarily the star, you're not the one that makes the mark, but usually in the end, you're called upon to get a run when it's needed.

I'm not really a celebrity; I'm just vestigially left over from doing stuff from before.

The idea that we evolved with these thoughts is actually very fascinating - to me.