Never trust a man, who when left alone with a tea cosey... Doesn’t try it on.

In this comic aphorism, Connolly riffs on British domestic culture—specifically the quaint, feminine-coded “tea cosy”—to make a broader point about playfulness and self-conscious masculinity. The joke hinges on an absurd test of character: a man alone with a harmless prop should, in Connolly’s view, be curious or mischievous enough to try it on. Beneath the gag is a suspicion of rigid respectability: someone who cannot indulge a private moment of silliness may be overly constrained by social performance. The line also exemplifies Connolly’s persona—irreverent, anti-pretension, and attentive to the comedy of everyday objects.