The most successful comics are always the hardest-working ones.

I find myself by default an atheist but fairly unhappily so. It would be bloody marvelous if there was a god.

I became hugely overweight and then hated myself because it was a form of self-abuse, something over which I had no control. I think the thing compulsive over-eaters want to achieve is that stuffed-full Christmas afternoon feeling.

Britain is obsessed with political correctness.

I'm best known as a stand-up comedian, but I'm a good actor in the right role.

The basic function of a comic is stand-up because it's so straightforward and simple. If the audience don't laugh, you didn't do your job. I've had some audiences where I didn't care if they laughed or not because they were either too drunk or stupid.

And much as I enjoy writing and creating stuff, I don't enjoy it so much that I am willing to give up any time that could otherwise be spent performing.