New Year's resolutions have always been something to beat myself up with by the second week of January. It seems perverse to set yourself up for failure right at the start of the year.

When I started doing stand-up, I resigned from my job as a maths teacher and, three days before I was due to leave, my dad passed away.

I loved stand-up, but I never thought you could do it as a job.

I used to do standup about footballers; they are easy targets because they are traditionally seen as stupid.

I'm an English boy. I played a lot of sports growing up, but I never had any kind of workout regimen.

I first realised I was good at football when I started getting scouted by United, Liverpool, Everton; clubs like that had a lot of interest at an early age, and you kind of know then you're on the right path. I was about six years old and had to sign a contract at nine.

An athlete learns how to hold her breath, but that doesn't work in singing. You have to learn to relax.

I can't believe how many people don't have time to cook but have time to watch football and 'The Voice.' They're certainly making a choice.