Know what I mean? Eh, eh, Nudge nudge, Say no more?

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 interviewed Matt [Stone] and Trey [Parker], actually, and I got to ask them questions. I love them deeply because they appeared dressed as J-Lo and someone else [who had worn the same scandalous dresses the year before at the Oscars]. They confessed they were on acid.

You get interviewed when you're out promoting something.

I hate movies. They're so boring. So tedious.

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.

The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester?