I don't have a fear factor. Well, not much of one. And I'm willing to risk quite a lot - as a comedian, you're always risking a lot. You're risking failure, especially if you're improvising and going on TV shows trying to make comedy out of thin air. That is quite a risky business.

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.

I don't have a lot to share with other men. My heart sinks when I get into a taxi and someone starts talking to me about football.

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

I was depressed as a child. I found it hard to make friends. My favourite thing was locking myself in the bathroom and practising comedy routines.

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

Social satire has been around since people have been around.