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I think it is more a cautiousness that protects me from enthusiasm about things. I tend not to get excited. People perceive it as a scowl, which is fair enough.

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Maybe I fear things going wrong so much that I pre-empt them by not getting excited about them when they appear to be. going well.

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I was on various anti-depressants, but not for long - I didn't function very well on them. I felt sort of flattened out.

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I spent the first 25 years of my life not knowing what I wanted to do.

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I had a longing for ritual, something I could cling to, a routine to make me feel well and contented. I hoped that reading Bible commentaries and theological critiques would nudge me closer to some kind of absolute that I could hold up as a torch to light my way.

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The jokes are great but what really matters for a comedian is his performance, his whole attitude, and the laughs that he gets between the jokes rather than on top of the jokes.

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Mmmm... the comedy that matters is the comedy you pull out of thin air. It's a bit like when something funny has happened and you try to explain it to someone else and end up saying, 'You had to be there.'

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I love mixing with comedians when I'm working with them, but when I'm not I don't feel the need to hang around with them.

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But I like going to church. If you've been brought up in the Church of England, it feels like visiting an elderly relative. And I think it's important that part of the kids' education is knowing about the Bible.

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Possibly I am difficult to live with, but I don't bring my work home much. I'm either busy or not busy. And I don't work from home. I have an office here which has a white wall. No view. I did try working in a room with a view but it was too interesting. Too distracting.

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Biography

Nationality: British

Type: Comedian

Born: September 24th, 1962

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