It's funny, I remember doing the Johnny Carson show, and, uh, I couldn't afford my rent.
Natalie Merchant
John Cleese was a big hero of mine. He grew up in Weston Super Mare near Bristol where I grew up; he was always very tall and gangly ,but he was... →
Stephen Merchant
The reason I keep talking about a wife and saying the word 'wife' on stage is because it seems a funny word to me. The more you say it, the... →
I don't know if I'm embarrassed because I think it's a funny show, but I could imagine there being a snootiness about it, but I do find... →
A lot of stand-up comedians are actually very insecure, and they come on slightly battling the audience. They want to be the superior person in the... →
I just always remember there being an ability to amuse schoolmates. Not in a kind of... →
What does being a woman today mean? Is there a right way of doing it? Is there a wrong way of doing it? Different kinds of women, female friendships:... →
Elizabeth Meriwether
When I turned about 12 or 13, I realised that being funny wasn't about remembering jokes. It was about creating them.
Paul Merton
I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?
I like funny things, but I don't find myself particularly funny.
Chris Messina