I did work in a bakery for one day. But the boss went off and when he came back I was lying on the floor eating cakes.

I've got it all in here ultra violets, flying saucers, strawberry bootlace come on get involved.

When I was 13 I told my dad I'd rather kill myself than do an ordinary job. He vaguely muttered something about how I'd need to earn a living somehow, but he's been totally behind me, forking out money he didn't really have to send me to university. Every other comedian I've met had to fight their parents to be allowed to do this but mine have been brilliant.

Science teachers and the mentally ill, that's all Jazz is for.

When you're quite young, your imagination's quite free.

There was a big age difference between me and my brothers - about 10 years - so I was an only child for a long time. I used to hang out a lot on my own. I played a lot of weird games with a lot of imaginary people. I guess it's kind of roleplaying.

All my friends got dogs and cats for Christmas, and I got a starfish called Roy. I used to take him down to the park on a lead.