Home / Quotes / Quote by Les Dawson

Quote by Les Dawson

“Take my wife... please. I'm not saying she's ugly, but when she went to see a horror film, the audience thought she was making a personal appearance.”

Quote by Les Dawson

Author

Les Dawson was a renowned British comedian, known for his unique humor style and performing talent. He was born on February 2, 1931, and passed away on June 10, 1993. Dawson's performances on television and stage were greatly appreciated by audiences, with his comedic works including 'Les Dawson Show' and 'Dawson's Run'. more

You May Also Like

“Broadway shows in New York draw two times the attendance of all New York sports teams put together.”

Two Shows Together Sports Team New York Draws Broadway Sports Team Attendance Broadway Shows

Author:John Lahr

“Death of a Salesman' is a brilliant taxonomy of the spiritual atrophy of mid-twentieth-century white America.”

America Spiritual White Century Brilliant Twentieth Century Salesman Atrophy Taxonomy

Author:John Lahr

“I go to the theatre expecting to have a good time. I want each play and performance to take me somewhere. Naturally, this doesn't always happen.”

Want Play Happens Performances Theatre Good Times Take Me Expecting Having A Good Time

Author:John Lahr

“Nobody has ever gone broke selling escape to the American public.”

Gone Selling Broke

Author:John Lahr

“The British playwright Nina Raine is one of her generation's most promising talents.”

Generations Talent British Playwright Nina

Author:John Lahr

“A prose writer never sees a reader walk out of a book; for a playwright, it's another matter. An audience is an invaluable education. In my experience, theatre artists don't know what they've made until they've made it.”

Knows Made Book Matter Artist Walks Audience Reader Theatre Made It Prose Playwright Invaluable

Author:John Lahr

“Although the 'New York Times' annually declares that Broadway is on its deathbed, news of its demise is greatly exaggerated. There's a lot of life yet in the old tart.”

New York News Broadway New York Times Exaggerated Demise Deathbed Tarts

Author:John Lahr

“Angels in America' - which is composed of two three-hour plays, 'Millennium Approaches' and 'Perestroika' - proved to be a watershed drama, the most lyrical and ambitious augury of an era since Tennessee Williams's 'The Glass Menagerie.”

Two Play America Three Hours Drama Approach Angel Glasses Eras Ambitious Lyrical Millennium Tennessee Menagerie Watersheds Angels In America

Author:John Lahr

“The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.”

Film Belief Audience Depends

Author:Ralph Fiennes

“Dame Edna is that rarest sighting in our time of the absolute comic, an inspired personification of caprice whose comedy answered the primal call to take the audience for a tumble.”

Audience Comedy Absolutes Inspired Comic Our Time Primal Dames Caprice Personification

Author:John Lahr