The comedians all finished their acts with a song. They would get a certain amount of money from the song publishers and would use that money to pay the writers. None of them paid very much for their comedy material, but it all added up. Denis Norden Read Quote
We saw more of each other than we did of our wives. We wrote everything together. But how long can you go on doing that? How long can you go on being half an entity? Denis Norden Read Quote
I recognise the pure gold that runs in Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin’s work for ‘Outnumbered’ on TV. And on radio, I really enjoy John Finnemore. Denis Norden Read Quote
I’m not a great fan of the modern style of personal agonising, which crops up a bit too often for my liking. Denis Norden Read Quote
I have better peripheral vision in my left. It is quite hard to remain optimistic, but I have found the Macular Society, of whom I’ve been an enthusiastic supporter for nine years, tremendously helpful in providing support. Denis Norden Read Quote
You know you’re getting old when a four-letter word for something pleasurable to do in bed is r-e-a-d. Denis Norden Read Quote
Bob Monkhouse, Galton and Simpson, Spike Milligan and I all started around the same time with an enormous advantage: working to an audience all of whom had shared an awful, common experience – the war. Denis Norden Read Quote
My father made bridal dresses, which he sold wholesale, and always wanted me to join him. He looked upon what I did as precarious and frivolous – except that he loved it when my name was in the papers. Denis Norden Read Quote
I prefer radio to television. Radio is a dialogue; television is a monologue. In radio, you have to interact – they put the words in your head; you build the pictures in your mind. To that extent, it is more engaging than television. Denis Norden Read Quote
