I was loved as a kid; I was raised with more love and emotional support than most folks could wish for my memories aged nought to ten are all bound up together in a mesh of innocence and fun.

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

I've got too much respect for stand-ups to call myself one.

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.

I actually enjoy being heckled; it keeps it interesting, and I think it is a nice feeling for people once they have left the show.

I've got little ankles and a bit of a belly, so it makes me look rather an egg on legs.

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