A biography for Harry Enfieldhasn’t been written yet.
“I don't play golf. I don't know anything about golf.”
“Little Britain' happened and it was so deliciously uncool.”
“When I saw 'The Office' I thought, 'That's it for our type of humour. This has changed comedy for ever.' I loved it.”
“I was a nice child.”
“I'd like to play a larger-than-life character done straight, like Clouseau. To move away from Dick Emery and towards Peter Sellers.”
“I've had my own comedy series on telly and I know the truth about politics.”
“Public schoolboys are brought up to assume they should lead society, and Trotskyists know they are right about absolutely everything.”
“With three of my own children, I have witnessed first-hand the vital role reading has played as part of their childhood and I am passionate that all children learn the skills they need to experience the joy of a good book.”
“I don't want my kids talked about. It's one of the reasons I thought that if I could just make a go of being a writer, that would be good, because I don't really want my kids growing up with me famous.”
“The most confident people in Britain are those who went to top public schools and Trotskyists.”
“I was happy just being at home looking after the kids. There was always plenty to do, and I didn't feel like doing any telly.”
“I've had a huge career of killing off characters. Low attention span. Done that, that works, done. I can't get out of bed if I've got to do the same thing over and over again.”
“One has to get a slagging once in a while.”
“Our sense of humour is complementary. I'm populist; and Paul's more sophisticated.”
“When you join the wonderful world of showbiz, you quickly find yourself meeting all sorts of famous people.”
“There's no easy way to lose weight.”
“People are much more vicious about comedy than about anything else. If it's drama they go: 'Oh well, that didn't really work.' But comedy, they get angry. And people who never thought you were ever very funny go: 'Fantastic, we can really have a go now. Great!”
“No, I can't write a novel. I don't have a story.”
“All children try to manipulate their parents, but their tactics are different, and women seem better able to cope with the tactics of girls than of boys.”
“What better way to attract an audience than to get everyone to shout 'Outrage!' at the size of your advance?”