John Cleese

He who laughs most, learns best.

Michael Palin decided to give up on his considerable comedy talents to make those dreadfully tedious travel shows. Have you ever tried to watch one?

English television from the Fifties to the Nineties was the least bad in the world, and now it's just as bad as it is anywhere.

But with each passing year and each new study, the evidence for the genetic contribution to individual and group differences becomes more firmly established than ever.

I laugh at absurdity hardest, then stories, then observations, then bearded men on roller skates.

I've always been very determined, ever since I was a little girl, to make my way.