Hugh Dennis

I always tell myself every disaster is more material for my work and another anecdote to tell.

— Hugh Dennis

I vary from issue to issue and Im not party political at all. I think its important in comedy not to come…

— Hugh Dennis

When you go and meet people in far-flung parts of the world who need help, they're not earnest; they're having a laugh…

— Hugh Dennis

Sometimes I do think that politicians are only in it for themselves, but actually as Ive got older Ive started to feel…

— Hugh Dennis

Both my comedy partner, Steve Punt - who grew up in Reigate and is the son of a civil servant - and…

— Hugh Dennis

I never felt that I was recognised for anything in particular. I was just part of the TV furniture.

— Hugh Dennis

Id always read newspapers for pleasure, then it became my job. These days I will read the news with half a mind…

— Hugh Dennis

I was never consciously rebellious but I suppose comedy is a sort of act of rebellion isnt it? Coming from a quite…

— Hugh Dennis

The Great British Dig' is a fantastic format which combines finding out about the history of where you live and the surprising…

— Hugh Dennis

I really wanted to be a captain of industry. I worked at Unilever as brand manager for Lynx after university. While I…

— Hugh Dennis

I cut the cord for my son, which was a tremendous pleasure, though Ive never eaten calamari since.

— Hugh Dennis

I drove from Addis Ababa to Aksum, where they have the Ark of the Covenant, to the Semien Mountains in the Highlands.…

— Hugh Dennis

There's something inherently British about siding with the underdog. While comedy needs victims, it doesn't need to treat them in a brutal…

— Hugh Dennis

I'm constantly looking for humour in the news. The funniest things are in the minutiae.

— Hugh Dennis

As a vicar's son, I understood performance. It never seemed odd to me that you'd stand up in front of people wearing…

— Hugh Dennis

Steve Punt and I have always tried to go so fast that its physically impossible to heckle.

— Hugh Dennis

One of my travelling bugbears is just people-watching or sticking to a rigid to-do list without venturing further afield.

— Hugh Dennis

I am a cat person, although when I was a child we had a loony cat that was terrifying; if you hadn't…

— Hugh Dennis

I dont dream that much, but for a long time I had a recurring dream which wasnt funny at all. I was…

— Hugh Dennis

We had an enormous rhubarb patch at home and my mother forced me to eat that stuff without any sugar for most…

— Hugh Dennis

Since I had children, I cry all the time - I just had a little cry in 'Harry Potter And The Deathly…

— Hugh Dennis

I would rather have nothing worth stealing than live my life trying to protect things.

— Hugh Dennis

I started running after I left university and have loved it ever since.

— Hugh Dennis

Not listening to what my wife tells me is my worst habit. I'm always losing my concentration.

— Hugh Dennis

I always get recognised and that always takes me by surprise. Its not something I ever expect or get used to.

— Hugh Dennis