Everyone talks about the gags, but the most difficult thing is coming up with the stories. You have to learn to do that for sitcoms.

I'm like a goldfish. My memory is terrible.

I feel that I'm a stand-up comedian more than anything else, that's my job.

Comics were always the lowest rung on the ladder, front of cloth at the Royal Variety Performance. What that means is you're only there so Take That can set up behind the curtains.

I've been performing stand-up comedy for ten years, it's what I love and will always do.

I like when people are trapped in the joke, when there's no escape. I like to lead people down the wrong path and then trap them.

It is not necessary to have a good sense of humour personally to do comedy well.

I am convinced that tough villains help make a comedy sparkle because they provide a contrast to the funny guys.