Dominic Holland

Invest your money safely. Avoid the risky lure of spectacular returns; go for an investment that cannot lose its value. This is why I have put all my spare cash into buying not shares, but thousands of penny chews. ”

I had a crisis of confidence and ran away from being a standup for a while. ”

No one likes a pushy parent, and, 'pride' being one of the seven deadly sins, I needed to tread very carefully when creating a show about my eldest son, Tom, better known as Peter Parker and even better known as Marvel's new 'Spider-Man.' ”

There is nothing quite as loud as the silence of an audience when a comedian is on stage. ”

It's not cool to be star-struck. ”

I always think stand-up is the most brutal environment for a comedian. ”

Tom has a gilded life which I have had a glimpse of. Yes, he does travel in private jets. ”

The house I've bought in London, the holidays, everything has been bought from making people laugh, and if you'd said to me when I was 14 that's how I was going to make my living, I would have smiled from ear to ear. ”

Apathy in youth culture is pretty stark. ”

When I was a little boy, I was fascinated by the way my dad used to laugh at the telly, and from a very early age, I had an idea of what was funny and why people laughed. ”