The Truth Is Somewhere In The Middle

As Soon As I See Period Costume, I Turn Off. It's Like Hearing Drama On Radio 4.

I've Always Been Drawn To Discomfort And That Limbo Of Unease You Get Between Comedy And Tragedy.

I Never Had Any Desire To Be Famous. I Find People Who Do Really Sad. I Genuinely Feel Sorry For Them Because There Is Nothing Of Substancein Their Lives. I Am Happy When I Am Writing Or Performing. Not When I Sit There Being "famous". I Like Recognition For My Work, But Not Recognition For Being "that Bloke Off The Telly". It Is Genuinely Humbling When A Woman Comes Up To Me, As Someone Did Recently, To Say She Wanted To Commit Suicide After Her Husband Died, And My Show Cheered Her Up And Made Her Feel Better. That's Great.

When I Was A Student I Was Very, Very Ambitious, Completely Immersed In My Comedy Career. I Never Had That Period Of Reckless Hedonism That You Should Get Out Of Your System In Your Youth.

Sadly, I Can't Say The Same For My Father, Who Is Probably In A Different Place - Hell.