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Adrian Edmondson is an English actor, comedian, and musician. He is known for his roles in television series such as "The Young Ones" and "Bottom," as well as his collaboration with comedian Rik Mayall. Edmondson's comedic talent and his contributions to alternative comedy have made him a respected figure in the entertainment industry.

Performers like Tommy Cooper, who are always getting things wrong, are much more endearing than comedians who are sassy and smart.

I remember once having to stop performing when I thought an elderly man a few rows back from the front was actually going to die because he was laughing so hard.

There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humour - people saying it is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.

I've always had a kind of visual eye, and it was a... -Adrian Edmondson

I've always had a kind of visual eye, and it was a pleasant exercise for that.

On stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We do... -Adrian Edmondson

On stage, we just want to generate hysteria. We don't care about looking cool or posing.

From the stage I've seen people of all ages absolu... -Adrian Edmondson

From the stage I've seen people of all ages absolutely roaring at really good toilet humour.

I've never played a hero before so I jumped at the... -Adrian Edmondson

I've never played a hero before so I jumped at the chance.

Discovering the context

Expressing eagerness to seize the opportunity to portray a heroic character due to the novelty and excitement of the experience.

It only works because we still amuse each other. After we have been working with other people, it is so refreshing to laugh unreservedly when we are back together again.

Richie and Eddie couldn't exist without each other... -Adrian Edmondson

Richie and Eddie couldn't exist without each other. They're two halves of the same person.

People expect us to be different, but we're not. We're very similar people, and it's because we're so similar and close to each other that we make each other laugh - in fact we make each other laugh more than we make anyone else laugh.

I'm waiting for the time when I fail - because we ... -Adrian Edmondson

I'm waiting for the time when I fail - because we all fail - and I'm ready, I'll take up carpentry.

The most fun I ever have is sitting in with Rick w... -Adrian Edmondson

The most fun I ever have is sitting in with Rick writing, and we laugh at our own jokes.

We only have one agenda, which is to make 'em laugh their pants off. Unless they are girls, of course, when it is to make them laugh their bras off so we can get a quick look.

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. Th... -Adrian Edmondson

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image.

Even though we work in the same field, we have an intense private life away from our professional lives.

We have never been strictly political, only strict... -Adrian Edmondson

We have never been strictly political, only strictly funny.

I don't claim that our TV comedies are highbrow in anyway, but I think there's a basis to them, and that's why they're more popular than other TV comedies. There's a basis of truth in them, a gut feeling.

Most modern comedy is crap.... -Adrian Edmondson

Most modern comedy is crap.

You're entering dangerous land when you start theo... -Adrian Edmondson

You're entering dangerous land when you start theorising about comedy.

It's definitely time to stop. We're getting too old. We both realised that the show wasn't as engaging as it used to be. We were starting to look a bit ridiculous.

We had so much fun in Ghana and they are really lo... -Adrian Edmondson

We had so much fun in Ghana and they are really lovely people.

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