Paul Whitehouse

“Most people have had counselling for something, like a physical illness or marriage guidance.”

“I'm not normally a tetchy person, am I? I'm really not.”

“In fact, fishing's the thing I most associate with my dad.”

“I actually think the 'Mighty Boosh' and 'Peep Show' and 'Armstrong and Miller' are all really good.”

“Bob and I got into comedy in a similar way. On the coat-tails of our mates.”

“The average 'Only Fools and 'Horses' fan probably doesn't go to some poncey West End musical.”

“Bob and I are both of the opinion that the funniest creature on Earth is the 14-year-old boy.”

“I was put on blood-pressure medication for a couple of years, but when it didn't really seem to go down, they brought me back in, did an angiogram and told me, 'Oh, you've got one artery that's only got ten per cent function.'”

“I was on holiday in Somerset with my daughter, just sitting watching the telly or something, when: BANG! One minute I was fine, the next I thought I'd been shot in the stomach.”

“If you look back at 'The Fast Show,' we always shot it nicely and tried to make it look good as well as funny.”

“The first time we went fishing together was not long after Bob had his heart surgery in 2015. His treatment had been significantly worse than expected, but I badgered him to come out fishing at Stockbridge on the River Test.”

“Harry is much more conscientious than I am, and he's better at writing than I am.”

“Compared with what's happening in, say, Darfur or South Ossetia, finding an audience for your comedy show is not that significant.”

“Sometimes Harry worries a bit too much. As he likes the role of being burdened with the cares of the world, I humour him. He thinks he knows best and a lot of the time, he does. We're both champagne lefties, though I hate champagne.”

“I did do a bit of 'Figaro' on TV with Harry, many years ago. I even did it at a live show.”

“I do a lot of heart rehab exercise, and cardio as well. I do some specialist stuff and then some bog-standard 'bike to nowhere,' as I call it.”

“I had one artery that had lost its function and then they put another two stents in the junction near it as a preventative.”

“I embarrass my family, singing all the time. Anything from opera to punk, via a bit of metal and soul. A very catholic taste.”

“My mum and dad were full-on proles, from the Rhondda Valley, who love opera. I've got quite a bit of opera, and I listen to it occasionally, but not like them.”

“I'm quite shallow.”