Denis Norden Quotes

Then after that came word processors and it's hard to make those laugh.
Denis Norden

Hard, Laugh, After

And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn't work then you've got to the whole root of comedy.
Denis Norden

Work, Why, Whole

Everyone who appears in a scene gets paid.
Denis Norden

Everyone, Paid, Scene

Frank liked administrative work and was good at it.
Denis Norden

Work, Good, Liked

I defy anyone to get a decision that quickly these days.
Denis Norden

Decision, Days, Anyone

I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.
Denis Norden

Funny, Writing, Challenge

If the laughter of the audience was malicious we wouldn't show it.
Denis Norden

Laughter, Show, Audience

There's an unseen force which lets birds know when you've just washed your car.
Denis Norden

Car, Force, Birds

And when you're on your own there is that terrifying possibility that you may be the only person on the planet who thinks it's funny - and you have no way of finding out.
Denis Norden

Funny, Person, May

It's like your children talking about holidays, you find they have a quite different memory of it from you. Perhaps everything is not how it is, but how it's remembered.
Denis Norden

Children, Different, Find

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

Money, Song, Comedy

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Writer

Born: February 6, 1922

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