It is men who face the biggest problems in the future, adjusting to their new and complicated role.
A person riding a unicycle on a tightrope doesn't worry about being likeable; they're doing something amazing that very few people can do.
I've seen people who are not very likeable but hilarious. I think comedians get to a point where they know they're funny, so they don't care - in the sense that they know what they're doing. They have a skill.
Ultimately, an audience wants to laugh. That's who they like, the comedian who makes them laugh.
TV is a different animal. It's not a club set. As you said, you do short sets on TV - about five minutes. So you have to get that rhythm down and also be aware of the camera so you're connecting with the viewers at home as well as the studio audience. It's a different muscle to develop.
Comedy clubs are arguably one of the last bastions of uncensored, public free speech.
Comics definitely embody the importance of practicing free speech.
I pride myself on being the nicest person in the room. My grandmother always told me, 'Manners will take you where money won't. ' When I walk into a room, I say "hello" to everyone I don't care who the person is or what they do, it's simply being respectful.
You lose nothing through peace. You can lose everything through war.
If we've been a little more successful than other people, is because we always realised that the school of life was always open, and if you were not learning more you are falling behind.
To be honest, I would like to have worked with Peter Sellers, because when people talk about classic British actors, you talk about Lawrence Olivier, and Peter Sellers was just in the most amazing films.