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

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

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

I'm actually quite self-sufficient, so it might look as if there isn't room for anyone in my life. That isn't entirely the case.

Basically, I'm a really bad interviewer. I love meeting celebrities, but then I get a bit bored. Once you meet them you thing, 'really, what an ordinary person'.

I bet Maurice Gibb's heart monitor was singing the tune of Stayin' Alive.

All my interesting stories are from before I was on television. Nothing interesting has happened to me since then. Maybe it's because the most interesting thing in my life is the show and that's on telly.