What can you tell us about your stand-up show and tour?

It’s around 2 hours long.  There are some 60 dates.  It encompasses England/Scotland/Wales/ Northern Ireland and Jersey.  It’s a combination of audience, this week topical and some of my favourite stuff from the last couple of years.

What inspired the material for your this show?

I watched the news.  I got angry.  Job done.

How has the material gone done with audiences so far?

Every show so far sold out and some very nice compliments.

How does your stand-up work (approach and material) differ from your TVwork?

You can’t repeat the live work and you get complete creative freedom - there’s nobody else to blame.

How do you prepare yourself before you go onstage at a gig?

Quick slap on the face and a little jiggle.

What is your favourite or worst heckle you have ever received?

My favourite heckle was “Stop talking – or I’m going to wee myself.”

What is the funniest thing that's happened backstage or during the filming of Mock the Week?

It usually involves gratuitous swearing to annoy the producer because it’s completely unusable.

You were recently on QI how did this compare to Mock the Week and other shows you have been on?

On Mock the Week we tend to record for three hours that then gets boiled down to half an hour. On QI the recording is more like an hour and a half – much more civilized.

Rumour has it you and Henry Naylor may be working on a new TV Show? Can you tell us about this or any other new format you are working on?

I never comment on rumours.  Although it is always nice that there are some.

Is there any subject matter that you would actual avoid in stand-up?

Every subject is ripe for comedy providing you find the right angle.

If you were given complete creative freedom and budget to devise a format for a TV show or reality show what would it be?

An avant-garde TV show which consisted of a blank screen but which in the financial balance sheets appeared to cost a phenomenal amount of money.

What advice would you give to anyone serious about pursuing a career in stand up comedy?

Give up.  Nobody needs increased competition.

Has anything in the news in particular got your goat up recently? (like members of the Royal Family serving in the armed forces?)

Everything gets my goat up in some form or other. That’s my job

If you were Prime minister for one day, what would you do?

I’d spend 24 hours reading all the State secrets, and then the day after I’d pencil in for a bit of gossiping.

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