I read a lot. I spend of lot time thinking. It actually looks like I'm doing nothing, but... hanging out with clever and interesting people is a must if you're writing comedy, like hanging out with a good bass player when you're a drummer.

Our cheeky sidekick. We're like a motorcycle and sidecar.

I read a lot. I spend of lot time thinking. It actually looks like I'm doing nothing, but... hanging out with clever and interesting people is a must if you're writing comedy, like hanging out with a good bass player when you're a drummer.

The American dream? We don't have a dream in Britain because we're bloody awake!

Thanks to the internet, I buy lots of music, but thanks to my easily distracted nature, I forget about half of it!

Things inspiring me - good melody, a great bass line, a fabulous voice... by which I mean someone who sounds great, rather than does pyrotechnics... and people playing really musically. Music is endlessly fascinating.

I'm not an alcoholic, I am freedom fighter against the teetotal taliban.