I've accentuated the look over the years. As a comic, you try something and if it works you go with it and grind it to death.

Now, as a comic, if you're vaguely amusing you can go straight into TV, then you play the O2 and then everyone's sick of you.

People used to think I was just a shouty comic but I was doing stuff about Sartre.

You can't do comedy with a beard.

The optimum frequency with which comedians should do a series is every year. I do one every three years. My audience is literally dying off.

I'm sure a psychologist would see something highly significant in how absent-minded I am. I mean I'd forget my head if it wasn't attached to my neck by muscles, ligaments and my esophagus.