"I had one mate who was massively into Deep Purple but they were a bit too proggy for me." How Frank Skinner became a born-again metalhead

Frank Skinner smiling on a red carpet.

Frank Skinner is an award-winning comedian, TV host, writer and unlikely pop star, having bagged a UK number one three times courtesy of his Three Lions team-ups with longtime comedy partner David Baddiel and UK indie mainstays The Lightning Seeds. He's also recently rediscovered his love of rock and heavy metal via of his young son, Alice Cooper and a whirlwind tour of some of the metal greats. We grabbed him for a quick chat to find out more.