I've noticed that once you leave London you do kind of become a bit more famous. People in London are a bit too cool for school. It's not so unusual to see someone from London in the street. But outside of London people are a bit more excited to see you and come out and support you.

I know some of my parents' friends think 'Little Britain' is in incredibly poor taste. But swimming the Channel? You can't really say anything negative about that, can you? There's nothing better than making your parents happy. The glee on my father's face that day was amazing.

I just want to be happy, have kids, enjoy my life, help others and create some good work.

It was impossible to sleep. Anxiety stopped me from falling asleep; depression woke me up.

It's easier not to make a particular joke in case it offends. But every joke will offend someone, and I've always believed that the audience is bigger than one person. The danger is that things will become bland.

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

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