Comics were always the lowest rung on the ladder, front of cloth at the Royal Variety Performance. What that means is you're only there so Take That can set up behind the curtains.

Now and again I'll bump into people and say, ‘I'm a big fan of yours. Would you like to be in my sitcom?' And they say, ‘Oh yes,' but when it comes to the booking, they don't want to do it.

Everyone talks about the gags, but the most difficult thing is coming up with the stories. You have to learn to do that for sitcoms.

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