Once you get labelled, people expect you to behave within the very narrow confines of that label.

The problem with comedy audiences - it's like the Coliseum - when they see someone struggling, they don't feel altruistic towards them. They feel slightly repulsed by it.

I'm not really a churchy person, although I do think Jesus was a good bloke.

I had always fancied a go at the comedy and when it started to go reasonably well and the opportunity arose for me to move into it full time, I just couldn't turn it down. I just took the risk, and I just wanted to see if it would work and thankfully it did.

I wasn't one of those hideous children who make their parents sit through hour-long performances when you're seven. I didn't do anything like that thankfully.

My doctor told me I should get out of breath three times a week, so I took up smoking.

Wild men are so enormously attractive.