"The best that can be said for Norwegian television is that it gives you the sensation of a coma without the worry and inconvenience."

Previous Quote

In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and tripped over my trousers and heard this cracking sound in my leg. A couple of days later I went into a coma and was diagnosed with a pulmonary embolism.

— Paul Merton