And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling.

And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling.

I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.

People who are pro smacking children say, 'It's the only language they understand.' You could apply that to tourists.

I was so keen to become a comedian that actually doing the comedy itself almost came second.

I have had issues with depression all my life, and it's probably true to say there was a tendency towards it even when I was very young, during my schooldays. There was often - and this is quite common with comics - a sense of not feeling as if I belonged anywhere.

Depression is something that has always figured in my life but now I'm dealing with it. I wish I'd done this years ago because it's been really helpful.