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> [And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn't work then you've got to the whole root of comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/and-if-you-can-offer-an-explanation-as-to-why-it-doesn-t-work-then/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

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## More by Denis Norden

> [There's an unseen force which lets birds know when you've just washed your car.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/there-s-an-unseen-force-which-lets-birds-know-when-you-ve-just-washed/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [Middle age is when, whenever you go on holiday, you pack a sweater.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/middle-age-is-when-whenever-you-go-on-holiday-you-pack-a-sweater/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [We saw more of each other than we did of our wives. We wrote everything together. But how long can you go on doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/we-saw-more-of-each-other-than-we-did-of-our-wives-we-wrote/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/and-when-you-re-on-your-own-there-is-that-terrifying-possibility-that/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/i-used-to-like-writing-for-comedians-i-enjoyed-the-challenge-of/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [I have better peripheral vision in my left. It is quite hard to remain optimistic, but I have found the Macular Society, of whom…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/i-have-better-peripheral-vision-in-my-left-it-is-quite-hard-to-remain/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [You know you're getting old when a four-letter word for something pleasurable two people can do in bed together is R-E-A-D.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/you-know-you-re-getting-old-when-a-four-letter-word-for-something/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [If all the world is a stage, and all the men and women merely players, where do all the audiences come from?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/if-all-the-world-is-a-stage-and-all-the-men-and-women-merely-players/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [A counter tenor is anyone who can count to ten.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/a-counter-tenor-is-anyone-who-can-count-to-ten/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [I've written not milestones of cinema but millstones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/i-ve-written-not-milestones-of-cinema-but-millstones/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [And if you can offer an explanation as to why it doesn't work then you've got to the whole root of comedy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/and-if-you-can-offer-an-explanation-as-to-why-it-doesn-t-work-then/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/i-recognise-the-pure-gold-that-runs-in-andy-hamilton-and-guy-jenkin-s/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [Then after that came word processors and it's hard to make those laugh.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/then-after-that-came-word-processors-and-it-s-hard-to-make-those-laugh/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [You can't have your kayak and heat it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/you-can-t-have-your-kayak-and-heat-it/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

> [If the laughter of the audience was malicious we wouldn't show it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denis-norden/if-the-laughter-of-the-audience-was-malicious-we-wouldn-t-show-it/)

[Denis Norden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denis-norden/)

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