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

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

Social satire has been around since people have been around.

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.

I had a very happy childhood, but I wasn't that happy a child. I liked being alone and creating characters and voices. I think that's when your creativity is developed, when you're young. I liked the world of the imagination because it was an easy place to go to.

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 don't know what I'll be like when I'm 60. I already have the traits of a retired gentleman.