I would recommend that anyone who wants to do comedy on TV to do radio first.

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.

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

My favourite restaurant of all time is Mildreds on London's Lexington Street. It's a little vegetarian restaurant and is really fun and healthy, too. It was the first place I went to in London and really liked. That was 20 years ago, and it is still my favourite.

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