I don't really find things funny unless they're deeply tragic at the same time. I think if you're funny just for the sake of being funny, it's just frivolous nonsense. To me, all the best comic plays have been written about really serious and rather bleak things.

It's funny, because when you tell people you've stopped drinking, there's an automatic reaction. People ask, ‘Was it a lifestyle choice or were you waking up in a skip?'

Loads of blokes think they're funny, but it counts for nothing unless you get up and have a go.

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