Writing for radio really focuses the mind, because you can't rely on thinking "Oh, just pull a funny face at the end of this sketch." You've got to try to work on the words.

We sit in a room for months trying to think of funny things.

People think writing a children's book is something you could do in an afternoon but it's actually really hard.

I was the kind of person who got bullied and loved the attention of it.

Reality always outstrips fiction. Whatever you make up, something more incredible always pops up in real life.

It's important when you're married not to forget those things you used to do when you were trying to get her to marry you. You can't send flowers and buy gifts then, when you're married, say, 'Right, get my tea on'. That doesn't go down well. So you've got to keep that level of interest going.

There's a sort of magic and music to comedy. Some words, some numbers even, are funnier than others. A Caramac bar, for instance, is funnier than a Milky Way.