I don't go to different countries to criticise their political system and tell them what they should be doing - what do I know?

When I was a child, I wanted to watch things that made me laugh. It's attacking boredom, as simple as that. I was 19 when I first went to a comedy club - I wanted to do it, so I gave it a try and that was it. I found my office.

Stand-up came naturally to me because people in Ireland talk. But that's not talking on panel shows; it is structured fun. It reminds me of some tragic aunt clapping her hands and bouncing into a room and announcing we should all play games... and if we don't we are all a rotten spoilsport.

The characters can't be wittier than people are in real life. They have to be character witty.

Idioms are a big thing in Ireland. They want to fill the time, to show how good they are at talk - it's a talk-off

You achieve the surreal jokes through the realism by making it elastic.

I can't swim. I can't drive, either. I was going to learn to drive but then I thought, well, what if I crash into a lake?