I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.

I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times.

I dont like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from Shrek about me.

I'm a massive sucker for music documentaries.

My childhood was very gregarious, and I was usually surrounded by close family.

I had an inspirational teacher at my junior school: Peter Nixon. He was enthusiastic, knowledgeable and slightly scary - a good combination for a teacher.

Comedy is a very personal thing, and some people will find it funny, some people wont.