Bureaucrats Shouldn't Be In Charge Of Comedy.

Years Ago We Would Have Been Burned For This. Now What I Am Suggesting Is That We've Advanced.

We All Operate In Two Contrasting Modes, Which Might Be Called Open And Closed. The Open Mode Is More Relaxed, More Receptive, More Exploratory, More Democratic, More Playful And More Humorous. The Closed Mode Is The Tighter, More Rigid, More Hierarchical, More Tunnel-visioned. Most People, Unfortunately Spend Most Of Their Time In The Closed Mode.

I Was Very Sad To Hear Of The Death Of Ronnie Barker, Who Was Such A Warm, Friendly And Encouraging Presence To Have When I Started In Television. He Was Also A Great Comic Actor To Learn From.

I Love Having Different Cultures Around, But When The Parent Culture Kind Of Dissipates, You're Left Thinking, 'well, What's Going On?'

The Thrill I Got Discovering Buster Keaton When I Was Growing Up Was So Exciting. He Was One Of The Greats.