My preference is swimming in the sea. I find the sea is more liberating, wild and good fun rather than plodding up and down a pool.

I'm not a flag waver for obesity. It's not healthy, and you have a crap life because there is such a downer on it.

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

With two small children, I haven't had a wash since 2001 so the chance to go shopping is way down the list. It is something I do intend to get.

The way to a man's heart is through his hanky pocket with a breadknife.

I made a supreme effort not to do that thing that parents do, which is to bore people without children to death by going on and on about how funny their children are, so there's none of that hopefully.

When I was a nurse my favourite assignment was the anorexic ward. I sometimes ate as many as seventeen dinners