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Katy Perry. I hired a Russell Brand lookalike as a joke for the radio, and she thought it was actually him. When she realised it wasn’t, she burst into tears. She was still married to him, but I didn’t take into account that there were things going on that we didn’t know.
The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 October 2022 source ↗
Most of the people that saw me do comedy between the years 2007 and 2012.
Some of my old teachers for disrupting lessons. I was the class clown.
To my parents for all the mess-ups. There have been times when I’ve been going through something and I’ve thought, God, I’m so glad my mum and dad are dead, because they don’t have to go through it with me.
To my wife Saadiya, for interrupting too many evenings, weekends and family holidays with work.
Heights. For Children in Need, I had to abseil off the Orbit in the Olympic Park. It was the most terrifying thing I’ve done.
Still biting my nails.
I went on a private jet with David Hasselhoff, and it was so turbulent between LA and Vegas I thought it was going down. I also thought: “The headline won’t be about me; it will be: David Hasselhoff and friend.”
Now. I’ve moved to Hertfordshire after 25 years in London, got a fiancee and a dog, so everything has fallen into place.
When I left Radio 1: full snotty sobbing on air.
I splash out on holidays and scented candles – I’ve got one that my fiancee won’t let me light, so it’s just for show.
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