Think of witty Brits. Go on. You can choose anyone in history? Is Liam Gallagher in your list? Didn’t think so. It seems we’re at odds with the viewers of new TV channel, Dave, as the Oasis front man has been voted tenth wittiest Brit in history.
The survey of 3,000 comedy fans for Dave TV put the Gallagher in tenth place, behind some more predictable choices of historical figures. The list was topped by iconic playwright Oscar Wilde, with Spike Milligan and Stephen Fry in second and third place. So what landed Our Liam his place in the wit league?

Some of Gallagher’s more memorable quotes…
“Americans want grungy people, stabbing themselves in the head on stage. They get a bright bunch like us, with deodorant on. They don’t get it.”
On Posh Spice? “She can’t even chew gum and walk in a straight line, let alone write a book”
“That’s grace under fire worthy of a misplaced Australian final-wicket partnership.”
“I suppose I do get sad, but not for too long. I just look in the mirror and go, ‘What a fucking good-looking fuck you are.’ And then I brighten up”.
“You see pictures of Bono running around LA with his little white legs and a bottle of Volvic and he looks like a fanny”.
The full Top 10:
1. Oscar Wilde
2. Spike Milligan
3. Stephen Fry
4. Jeremy Clarkson
5. Sir Winston Churchill
6. Paul Merton
7. Noel Coward
8. William Shakespeare
9. Brian Clough
10. Liam Gallagher

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Posted by Stuart Waterman on Tuesday October 16th, 2007 at 2:06 pm