I really think that you can extract a lot of comedy out of really dramatic, intense situations.

I've been insane for a long time. An ex-girlfriend of mine once asked, "Is it true that all comedians are depressed?," and I said, "Every one I know is."

I do have a couple of pets, but I am determined to keep them out of the media spotlight.

British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.

I often don't like seeing how different things are made. I'm not a big fan of behind the scenes stuff.

My dad was in the army so we moved around a lot and I changed schools every year and had to make new friends, and I found that if I was the funny guy I could do that easier.

I don't get that many scripts. Back in Australia, I've pretty much done my own shows and really no work outside of that. It's only now that I'm starting to read some Hollywood film scripts, and I've read some really great ones.