Questions for Roger Kettle

[Roger Kettle]

Tarky, I didn't understand the "I heard you married her" gag. Do you mean I married a regiment of Ghurkas? I'm sure I would have remembered.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Profuse apologies, Rogy - my juxtaposition was perhaps a little obtuse.

The line should have followed the question from Mince asking how you dealt with the groupies when you first started.

[Diane CBPFC]

Different Question:

Roger,

Do you use cut outs, puppets etc to help you come up with your new plots?

[Malc]

Or black magic?
Do you employ troupes of out-of-work actors to come round your house and improv?

I have a routine for coming up with gags. I get up, go to Tanja's (the coffee shop), have a latte, read the paper, go down to Wellington Point beach, paddle around in the surf for an hour, drive to Capalaba, wander round the shops, go home, have a nanna nap until the kids are home from school, make their tea, go to coach soccer, have a few beers afterwards, come home and watch TV until bedtime.

What were we talking about again?

[Roger Kettle]

I have a staff of around 5,000. This includes 78 actors who live in a lodge in my grounds. When I write a script, I get them to act it out so that I can see how it sounds. Over the years, I've had to sack quite a few. Hoffman, for example, was useless at "Dennis" and kept throwing in lines like "Are you trying to seduce me, Mrs Robinson?" You see, this is the kind of stuff that the average person doesn't realise we cartoonists have to put up with.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

I use cut-outs and puppets. 

[Tom]

I use cut-outs and puppets. 

But do  they answer back

Punctuation needed...

[Diane CBPFC]

I have a staff of around 5,000. This includes 78 actors who live in a lodge in my grounds. [...]

It must make things very hard for new cartoonists trying to make a start in the industry what with the cost of pencils these days too.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

I've been using the same pencil since 1984.

[Malc]

Pointy end, Tarquin.

[Tarquin Thunderthighs lll]

Ah!

[Roger Kettle]

Roger, have you been watching The Masters golf tournament and who do you think will win?

[Roger Kettle]

Yes, I have, Rog, and, while I would never rule out Tiger Woods, I think Vijay Singh may be worth a flutter.

[Roger Kettle]

I cooked a meal tonight and was left with several new potatoes. Any suggestions?

[Roger Kettle]

Nothing beats a Spanish omelette. Toss the left-over cooked potatoes in a pan with some olive oil, onions, bacon and frozen peas, then beat in three eggs and stir until cooked. Delicious!