Tony Hancock — British Comedian born on May 12, 1924, died on June 24, 1968

Anthony John "Tony" Hancock was an English comedian and actor... (wikipedia)

It's both funny and sad which seem to me to be the two basic ingredients of good comedy.
We try to... we are, I suppose to a certain extent all affected and erm, that is both funny and sad I think.
And erm, perhaps looking like this it was perhaps the only thing I could do.
I don't think I gain anything by seeing myself.
So I turned these sort of deficiencies into a, a workable thing if you understand what I mean.