The BBC is a victim of its own independence.

Those years between drama school and getting onto the stand-up circuit were pretty lean.

The higher your profile becomes, the more aware you are that people out there might hate you.

An awful lot of female celebrities are very beautiful whereas a lot of male celebrities are not so hot.

I have nothing to say about my childhood. It was a perfectly pleasant upbringing - it's not like it was unhappy or anything.

I don't think you should have to try to be nice, I think most people are nice. I think being cheerful and nice is just a politeness.

Well, certainly I think American television is - that's proper TV.