I remember being fascinated by the very nature of comedy from the age of 10; why is this funny, and that isn't?

I'll never forget my first experience of swede. It was at school and I thought I was getting mashed potato. I've never got over it.

I was trying to organise my DVDs into a sort of chronological order, and I am afraid that it all trailed off after the Sixties.

It seems like a contradiction, but the shy person who is a performer actually does make sense, because in a way, when you're young and shy, making people laugh is a good way to make friends. It's an instant connection.

My favourite riposte to a heckle is to say, 'Excuse me, I'm trying to work here. How would you like it if I stood yelling down the alley while you're giving blow jobs to transsexuals?'

I've never been disappointed by politicians. I've never invested that much in them in the first place.

I don't always vote in general elections, but I think I've always voted Labour.