I never really thought comedy was a career option, just something I did for fun. Suddenly I realised I was getting paid which was a bonus. I studied for a diploma with the London College of Music, and teaching was something I thought I might do but comedy intervened.

Marijuana? It's harmless really, unless you fashion it into a club and beat somebody over the head with it

Three blokes go into a pub. Something happens. The outcome was hilarious!

I'm English and as such I crave disappointment. That's why I buy Kinder Surprise.

Nostalgia: How long's that been around?

It's not a beard, it's an animal I've trained to sit very still.

Television is where you earn regular money so you can plan a little bit but even then only when you have a regular gig. If you're just doing the odd appearance, you don't know if it will carry on.