We took up the offer with the BBC, and that was Monty Python's Flying Circus. I didn't have to submit my ideas to the group. I used to turn up on the days we recorded with a can of film under my arm, and in it went.
“I learned at an early age that using the third person will push some buttons.”
“Being funny, it turns out, is like being a bank. It's a confidence trick. As long as everyone believes in you, you are fine.”