I’ve always read the papers but didn’t feel I knew enough in the past. But doing the research and looking at newspapers and online websites gives you a 360-degree view of the news.

I mean, the number one goal is to make people laugh, that’s definitely the first aim; but aside from that, when we discuss which topics to talk about, the second goal is to try and make a point about it."

People like to be moved, that’s why they’re here listening to you instead of sitting at home with the Shipping Forecast."

There is almost no topic that can’t benefit from being talked about in a humorous way.

You're only as good as your last joke, your last show, your last whatever. The confidence is there, but underneath, there is always insecurity.

For me, humor was always my passport into new communities.

But my problem was that I did an hour for Comedy Central and nobody seemed to care.

What's nice with comedy is that you know it's working if it's funny.