A biography for James Cordenhasn’t been written yet.
“I'm not a stand-up comedian; I'm not a satirist.”
“I've been lucky enough that in the U.K., I've done shows that have aired once a week. I make a show there that runs seasonally, and we make one episode a week, and that is great - the value of time. You can really think and finesse what you want to do.”
“When the 'Guardian' is commissioning writers to write obituary pieces about you and your career... it doesn't get much nastier than that. And you've just got to go, 'It doesn't actually matter.'”
“'Lesbian Vampire Killers' was quite embarrassing.”
“There's nothing nicer than getting a round of applause for turning up for work. It's amazing! You start work, and people clap. Do you know what I mean? And then they stand up and clap at the end.”
“First concert I saw was a British boy band called Take That when I was 14 or 15. I went with nine girls from school.”
“I knew acting was what I wanted to do. I don't know if I was brilliant at it, but when I was doing school plays, I loved it so much I didn't want it to end. I feel like I'm exactly the same as when I was doing plays at school, to be honest.”
“I'm very lucky, in that I've known Adele for quite some time.”