The disconnect between America and its military is shocking.

My family are from Liverpool, so I have some twang there - I have a Midlands accent, and I was raised about an hour north of London, so my voice is a mess. Although, to American ears, it sounds like the crisp language of a queen's butler.

I watch one news channel until my soul can't take it anymore. It's the background of my life.

It really helps a comedian to be an outsider.

Stand-up comedy seems like a terrifying thing. Objectively. Before anyone has done it, it seems like one of the most frightening things you could conceive, and there's just no shortcut - you just have to do it.

Armando Iannucci is one of my heroes. As I was growing up, he was probably the most influential comic voice that I had.

You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting.