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“I vary from issue to issue and Im not party political at all. I think its important in comedy not to come from any set angle or it would be too predictable.”
“Comedians can't afford to get too comfortable; we need something to rail against.”
“I'm constantly looking for humour in the news. The funniest things are in the minutiae.”
“The key thing I took from my upbringing is that people are just people. My parents never worried about status.”
“Im an entirely one-paced runner, but occasionally I try and go into a slightly higher speed and usually pull my dodgy hamstring. So I just potter along with my rather odd bow-legged running style.”
“My prime motivation is wanting to be happy. I'm not worried about fame. In this profession, it's not a question of if it ends, it's when. So it doesn't matter.”
“I never felt that I was recognised for anything in particular. I was just part of the TV furniture.”
“I drove from Addis Ababa to Aksum, where they have the Ark of the Covenant, to the Semien Mountains in the Highlands. I love how the country has a distinct identity and historical borders that werent randomly carved up by explorers.”
“The Great British Dig' is a fantastic format which combines finding out about the history of where you live and the surprising things that lie under your own back garden. Its kind of a community archaeology project.”
“After university, I travelled through China for about two or three months in 1985. It was very much a closed-off country and no one spoke English, so it was very hard travelling through it.”
“Since I had children, I cry all the time - I just had a little cry in 'Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows.'”
“I always get recognised and that always takes me by surprise. Its not something I ever expect or get used to.”
“I started running after I left university and have loved it ever since.”
“I love the whole mess of family life. I love having the focus elsewhere and worrying about the kids as opposed to myself. I love both the chaos and the structure that family brings.”
“Sometimes I do think that politicians are only in it for themselves, but actually as Ive got older Ive started to feel less cynical about them.”
“My first proper race was a full marathon in 1987. A work colleague convinced us this was the best way to start and signed me up for the Lakeland marathon.”
“I like doing live stand-up because that's where I started. If you do TV and radio you just send it out into the ether and you never find out if people like it or not. To go out and make an audience laugh is nice.”
“I think I've said sorry to practically everyone the whole way through my life. I am always saying sorry.”
“For me, family is the basis of everything. Family are the people you never have to explain yourself to; who should always be supportive of you - and you should always support them - and who wont judge you.”
“I travelled across Canada on the Canadian Pacific Railway when I was 18. I didnt realise how long the journey was - four days - and I didnt buy enough food. All I had was four slabs of Philadelphia cream cheese and some biscuits.”