There are 3 basic differences between we British and you Americans. One, we speak English, and you don't. Two, when we have a "World Championship", we invite teams from other nations. Three, when you meet the British head of State, you only have to get down on one knee.

When you've been doing comedy for forty years, you really do know most of the jokes. And even if you don't know a specific joke, you can pretty much guess what it's going to be.

Why write about the past? Well, there's more of it.

The Americans are just more enthusiastic and more likely to engage in hyperbole.

When people quote sketches to me, half the time I don't know what they're talking about so I have to sort of go, aha, yes, oh yep, I remember that and lie my way out of it.

We don't know where we get our ideas from. What we do know is that we do not get them from our laptops.

I think we're all born with a sense of humor. Creativity is another thing though.