It's arguably the best newspaper in the world.

I'm not elitist. I like to do crowd-pleasing stuff which is a bit smart, but is just about belly laughs.

If you start to disrespect the character you're playing, or play it too much for laughs, that can work for a sketch, it will sell some gags, but it's all technique. It's like watching a juggler - you can be impressed by it, but it's not going to touch you in any way.

There is a strong ethical dimension to the best comedy. Not only does it avoid reinforcing prejudices, it actively challenges them.

I try to not make safe choices, but I also like to do stuff which is interesting and is sort of exciting in some way and accessible.

I don't like comedy that I think is bad comedy, where people are trying to be sick for the sake of it, where there's no intellectual point behind it. I like stuff that's got an underlying point of view.

I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare.