I don't like comedians who don't have conviction, and with stand-up, it is always best to have an angle.

Part of doing stand-up is to get things off your chest. It's a bit like being in a psychiatrist's chair - but more enjoyable.

I acted at school but got very bad parts - things that they'd made up in Shakespeare plays like 'Guard 17' - so I wrote plays and gave myself parts, then I wrote sketches, then I did stand-up. Even in the school nativity I was the emu in the manger.

Live stand-up is my thing. I love being on stage and just messing around.

I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I don't want to end up like Carol Vorderman.

If I could look like anyone, it would be Jamie Redknapp - even up close, he's amazing.