Who inspires you?
My cat, Pig. He wakes up, eats a bowl of tuna, does a huge dump, acts like an idiot for an hour and then naps. It’s the day-to-day routine that every comedian craves.
What made you get into comedy?
The perfect mix of a terrifying ego and an astonishing lack of self-esteem. I can’t tell day to day whether I’m arrogant or I hate myself, but I think somewhere in-between is absolutely ideal for a comedian.
What did you spend lockdown doing?
Some days it was quite similar to Pig. Then on other days I was recording so many podcasts on Zoom that I felt like I was made of pixels and living inside the laptop, which was actually quite comforting. Other than that, I would do things like cycle to the butcher’s like I was a character in Heartbeat. I was barbecuing about four times a week, which I considered to be my spiritual pinnacle, but my wife has since confided that she thought I was having a breakdown.
