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Colin Mochrie

Profession : Actor

Birth : November 30, 1957

We all have a dinosaur deep within us just trying to get out.

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This just in: Beverly Hills 90210, Cleveland Browns 3.

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Nine out of ten Americans believe that out of ten people, one person will always disagree with the other nine!

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Our top story tonight: Famous TV dolphin flipper was arrested today on prostitution ring charges. He allegedly was seen transporting two 16 year olds across state line for immoral porpoises.

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The people who influenced me most were the people who said I would never make it. They gave me a thirst for revenge.

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As a kid I watched television 24 hours a day and loved every minute of it. The two shows that always make me laugh and are therefore my favourites are The Dick Van Dyke Show and Fawlty Towers.

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We'll be back to our nature documentary, 'Baggy the Anorexic Elephant' in just a second.

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Give me liberty or give me a bran muffin!

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You know, in the 1970's, when I was in high school, I belonged to a band called the Happy Funk Band. Until an unfortunate typo caused us to be expelled from school.

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When I'm on stage, it's a little world I've created where I'm sort of the thing, so I have total control over everything that happens. When we're improvising, I'm with someone I totally trust. I know things are going to work out. I don't have those guarantees in life. There are no consequences on stage.

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My most important professional accomplishment to date is the ability to keep working with absolutely no skills whatsoever.

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The American audiences are more vocal and enthusiastic. British audiences tend to sit back a little more.

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Onstage I do all the stuff I'd never do in real life, like lashing out at people who make me mad or freaking out in a long bank lineup. Performing allows me to fulfill all the sicko fantasies I've ever had.

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I'm a traveling practical joker. That's my line of work.

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I am such a pessimist that every project has surpassed what I envisioned.

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Hey, Ryan, if Sting retires, will he change his name to Stung?

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There's many times this year I've sat back and thought, I'm making a living from making things up. It's the only skill I have so I've been really lucky.

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The Beatles, Rolling Stones, Barbra Streisand, Bruce Springsteen, these are just some of the people who threatened to sue if we used their songs.

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I think the challenge is going out in front of a paying audience with absolutely nothing and trying to entertain them for two hours. Thankfully, I only think about that right before we go on, and then once we're out there, everything's fine.

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And if that isn't the truth, it would be a lie.

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