Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

Quote by John Cleese

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I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such...

I was very sad to hear of the death of Ronnie Barker, who was such...

Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation - look - please try to...

Oh, I could spend my life having this conversation - look - please try to...

You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.

You don't have to be the Dalai Lama to tell people that life's about change.

I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.

I want to write a book which is the history of comedy.

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want...

If life were fair, Dan Quayle would be making a living asking 'Do you want...

I think that sometimes you do something that makes a small group of people laugh,...

I think that sometimes you do something that makes a small group of people laugh,...

He who laughs most, learns best.

He who laughs most, learns best.

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly...

I can't tell you how scary it can be walking onto a movie and suddenly...

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and...

I used to desire many, many things, but now I have just one desire, and...

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes...

If I can get you to laugh with me, you like me better, which makes...

It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as...

It seems astounding to me now that the video games are perhaps as important as...

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of...

Wine is wonderful stuff. But so many people are put off by the snobbery of...

For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very...

For me, the great problem growing up in England was that I had a very...

God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified...

God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified...

I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much...

I can never do better than Fawlty Towers whatever I do. Now I very much...

A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.

A man will give up almost anything except his suffering.

Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!

Who's ever going to write a film in which I get the girl? Me!

When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized...

When the target audience is American teenage kids, you can have problems. My generation prized...

I tend to have an odd split in my mind: I tend to look at...

I tend to have an odd split in my mind: I tend to look at...