“I grew up in a house where there was lots of teasing and language play and laughter; it was very important. When I was a teenager, you wouldn't go to a bar and find lots of televisions everywhere. People were talking. Talk was the mental fire you would gather around in the evening. It occupied a big part of your existence.”

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.