“A lot of the fiction I read growing up was post-war American, and not all of it centers on Manhattan, but around people of the Mad Men generation, people like John Cheever and, in more modern times, Don DeLillo, who I always mention.”

Irish comedian, writer, actor and artist

Dylan Moran is an Irish comedian, writer, actor and artist, known for his observational comedy and for work across television and film. He is best known for the comedy series Black Books. He also appeared in films including Shaun of the Dead and Run Fatboy Run, alongside Simon Pegg, and he was one of the two lead characters in the Irish black comedy film A Film with Me in It. His comedy is built on sharp observation of everyday life and human behaviour.