God was treated like this powerful, erratic, rather punitive father who has to be pacified and praised. You know, flattered.

Quote by John Cleese

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

If you want creative workers, give them enough time to play.

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.

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

Comedy always works best when it is mean-spirited.

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,...

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...

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting....

The thrill I got discovering Buster Keaton when I was growing up was so exciting....

If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make...

If God did not intend for us to eat animals, then why did he make...

He who laughs most, learns best.

He who laughs most, learns best.

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...

The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a...

The really good idea is always traceable back quite a long way, often to a...

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

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

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

The English contribution to world cuisine - the chip.

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!