I'm not really part of any group or clique or gang because that's always been my nature.
The good thing about 'Have I Got News For You' is it's a compact show but it still gives everyone space to breathe, and everyone always gets a chance to say something if they want to. It's a very difficult show to dominate, and guests who come on and dominate always fall foul.
I really like rustic mediterranean cooking. And I like trying out curry takeaways.
I took religion much too seriously, however, and its overall effect was depressing. I would have really liked to discard it, but somehow I couldn't.
In many ways, not fitting in has been a comedic asset and a comedic resource.
I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out.
And people are intrigued if I really am as grumpy in real life. People feel a bit let down if I'm laughing or smiling.
If I've inadvertently become some sort of role model for failed comedians, then it's really backfired very badly on me.
The rain forest has Sting. Now Siberia has Jack Dee. Someone had to draw the short straw. In this case it was the rain forest.
The book is called 'Thanks for Nothing' and it's really the story of how I got into comedy and traces back every strand in my life that is relevant to that story. It's kind of an autobiography but isn't, as it stops about 25 years ago. It goes right up to the first time I do stand up.
I tend not to trust people who live in very tidy houses. I know that on the surface there is nothing wrong with a person being well-ordered and disciplined. Nothing, except that it leaves the impression of that person having lived in the confines of a stark institution which, although he or she has long since left, remains within.
