Peter Kay

“What a joy to be working on the second series of 'Car Share' with the wonderful Sian Gibson. The success of the first series has been completely overwhelming.”

“I've got loads of ideas swimming round, and I've even organised them in a nice folder on me computer.”

“The one thing we pride ourselves on the most with writing 'Car Share' is that it's hard to predict what's going to happen and that's hard to achieve, especially with comedy.”

“In showbiz one minute you're up there making thousands of people laugh, next minute you're picking up toffees, you know it's real life.”

“I'm actually shy and my salvation is coming home and being normal.”

“I believe in a God of some kind, in some sort of higher being. Personally I find it very comforting.”

“I'm a grafter, but all I've ever been is myself.”

“I like interesting casting, and casting people who you think might be slightly different in parts.”

“That's basically all my act is - it's just listening all the time and watching for what people do with their hands and so on. It gets on people's nerves a bit - especially when you're at a wedding and you're scribbling on a table and they go 'stop doing that' and you go 'I can't.'”

“There's some belting hymns. Brilliant hymns. When I was an altar boy the hymns were great.”

“You can't not do stand-up for seven years and then not expect anyone else to come along. That's life, things move on.”

“My mum can't watch 'Car Share' - well she does, but she says, 'Peter I can't enjoy it because you're not watching the road.'”

“If my mum or my wife says that something isn't funny, I know I've struck gold.”

“I never settled because I wasn't meant to pack toilet rolls or stack shelves.”

“My entire act is through and through British. I reference everything British.”

“I can only write about what I know, I'd be crap anywhere else.”

“Do I miss him? Of course I do. Every day. His death was devastating, he was just 51. But you know, in my stand-up my Dad will always be alive. He's so much part of my act.”

“I knew I could make people laugh but I was frightened of doing it. I thought, 'What if I'm crap, what if I'm no good at it?', but I knew I should have a go and shouldn't sit inside watching other people do it on television.”

“I'd always wanted to do a children's series.”

“I love 'Phoenix Nights' and I would love to go back. I've got a lot of ideas about 'Phoenix Nights.'”