People said, ‘You must be mad, or on drugs,’ which I found a bit disappointing. What about imagination? It reflects our time that people sooner assume you’re on drugs or mad, rather than free.

My nan used to look after me in the summer holidays and she had a cat with one eye. It used to walk into walls and tables. I used to think it was hilarious. It was a slapstick cat.

When I was a really young child, I felt like I could see fairies. I was convinced there were fairies in my grandmother's garden.

In comedy, you see yourself as a newcomer and then you realize you've been doing it for 18, 20 years, which is ridiculous.

I always wanted to travel around and see lots of America, I'd never been to Boston, I'd never been to San Francisco even, so I'm quite excited to just go the places.

You know the black bits in bananas? Are they tarantulas' eggs?

I could get an audience into my world and if you can do that, they'll go with you not all the way, but a lot of the way.