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Pattycake, pattycake, baker's man good morning, madam, I'm a psychiatrist

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Eric Idle
Age: 81
Born: 1943
Born: March 29
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I get to be the first doctor in the family [because of the honorary degree they're giving me].
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I liked doing live things, and with the Circus we had a live audience.
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The Minister of Transport issued this appeal to motorists: Can anyone give him a lift to Leicester?
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Filming a pirate film is always good fun, with ships and indecent clothing.
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My first professional job was appearing in a disastrous theatre production of Oh, What a Lovely War in Leicester Rep, shortly after leaving Cambridge.
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We never have that thought! The whole object is to bite off more than you can chew. John [Du Prez] always says, Eric thinks of something completely insane and insists we go in that direction. It's the correct way to look at things and the correct place to start, I think.
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I used to collect Persian rugs and real estate - you should be able to walk on and live in your money. I had to give up the rugs because I'm allergic to mould.
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If anything can survive the probe of humour it is clearly of value, and conversely all groups who claim immunity from laughter are claiming special privileges which should not be granted.
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I don't necessarily know much about comedy, I don't spend a lot of time watching it. Mainly because all my life for about 50 years I've had comedy.
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No day of my life passes without someone saying the words 'Monty Python' to me. It's not bad.
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I got locked into a tradition [at Cambridge] of doing comedy.
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I pay taxes in three countries, but can't vote in any of them.
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