I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is.

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

You could write a joke in the pub at lunchtime and watch it performed on television that evening.

My first professional job was appearing in a disastrous theatre production of Oh, What a Lovely War in Leicester Rep, shortly after leaving Cambridge.

I try to not to be a celebrity as much as possible.

I think the special thing about Python is that it's a writers' commune. The writers are in charge. The writers decide what the material is.

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.