With stand-up you've just got that one chance. Audiences can be quite fickle.

I've always said that with kids' TV that people get stuck in it from drama school but that's not fair because I know myself that when you go in creatively, kids are so much more open to ideas. You're so much freer to mess about and try things.

There's lots of stuff about me being a fan of Cliff but not being gay. Which suggests that he is, but he's not. Anyway, this is Channel 4, let their lawyers sort it out.

You don't want to be flattered and become big-headed by getting awards. But, well, I am.

You know, there's that temptation in interviews to make yourself sound - well, to give yourself a bit of mystery.

You can't be a proper comic unless you've been out on stage and felt the fear.

I use very few muscles at the best of times.