I struggle as a writer, and I'm convinced that if I was at school now, I'd be termed as having ADS. Two minutes and I'm drifting.

Baldness is visually enough of a stigma as it is without a big sweaty bloke on stage pointing it out.

My work's never been accepted by my family, but it's something I'll always carry on with.

Never try to be witty with U.S. airport officials. It's always lost on them and you'll find yourself being put back on the plane.

Health-wise, I couldn't have said what my life expectancy would've been if I'd just carried on doing solid blocks of stand-up.

Writing a book about yourself is like therapy, and you go 'Oh My God, that's the reason that happened.' Writing about it, you're forced to really examine things.

Some comics are in it for what they can get out of it. Others are in it for a love of comedy. I think those that are in it for a genuine love of comedy find each other within the circuit and become friends.