There's something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the process.

I've just swum the length of the Thames. I feel quite tired.

I have a pathological fear of being on my own. When I'm with my own thoughts, I start to unravel myself, and I start to think really dark thoughts, self-destructive thoughts.

There's something about being a comedian that means you have to not be scared of failing because failing is part of the process.

I still enjoy my life, and I feel like I've achieved enough things that if I never did anything again, I'd feel confident that I'd still have made my mark in some way. But maybe the self-loathing bit is the element that makes you strive for more. Makes you strive to be better.

All human life can be found in an airport.

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