A biography for Paddy McGuinnesshasn’t been written yet.
“I mean, I'm always optimistic about most things I do and never bank my hopes on anything, but I got what 'Take Me Out' was right from the word go.”
“I'm just a simple man from Bolton but I think we should use more natural sources.”
“I'm thrilled to be hosting 'Catchpoint'. It's always exciting being part of a new show, especially one that involves so many fun elements.”
“Janice Connolly is one of them people that whenever you see her, she's happy.”
“Every parent just wants their child to be happy and to protect them. I should be the happiest I have ever been with my career, family and friends, but I can honestly say I am never happy in myself now. I constantly worry about them.”
“There's nothing nicer than hearing people laughing.”
“Stand up is the most stressful, and hosting and presenting a show has its own stresses, because you've got an audience which you've got to entertain as well as an audience at home.”
“I don't think it's necessary to do stand-up to be a presenter, but I like it, because it keeps me sharp, especially when something like 'Take Me Out' is 80% is ad-libbed, so that works for me.”
“I don't do the show business lifestyle, you'll never see me rolling out of parties with a goody bag in my hand. My night out is a night in, with friends round for dinner.”
“I play along myself, even though I can't help the player. So I can't say what I think the answer might be. But I'll be playing in my head, while they are.”
“The one thing I made a point of doing, when we were sat with the producers rehearsing, is I'd never see the answers.”
“I was always told as a kid the most important thing you could have was a job that paid you sick pay if you needed it and came with a bit of a pension.”
“A lot of my new material is about being a dad for the first time, about how amazing and stressful it is to be a parent. But don't worry, you will still laugh if you have never had kids.”
“I did loads of jobs all the way through college, just for a bit of money in my pocket. There were some tough jobs, but I was lucky enough I enjoyed doing them. It was okay.”
“I'll probably watch 'Top Gear' with the family and the kids.”
“I think the good thing about 'Take Me Out', which is kind of a compliment to us really, is that when it started doing well round about the second series and people started getting into it, all of a sudden every time you turned over a channel there's a new dating show on.”
“Basically i've done a few podcasts one is 'Prepare for the Unexpected' which is a guide to my life and how I deal with things and I've also done a 'Guide to Surving the Summer Festivals' too.”
“I think women with children are better than men. This is only my opinion. Might be 'cos me Mum brought me up. I think maternally, they just take to being a parent quicker than men.”
“It's very, very, very, very difficult, you know any parent with children with any kind of special needs is very difficult.”
“I've always said I'm pretty good at making mashed potato. I'm a good masher.”