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"When I was a kid, Frank Skinner was the comedian I looked up to. There were various ones I was into like Jack Dee and Vic & Bob, but I loved Fantasy Football, because I was a big football fan.
"Reading his autobiography about how he became a stand-up comedian - I know Kevin Bridges said the same thing - you read that and go, 'That is what I want to do'. He was the one.
"I was just obsessed with comedy really. All that TV comedy, from Father Ted through to The Fast Show. When I was growing up in the late '90s it was a really amazing, fertile time for comedy.
"The best way to be influenced is to watch lots and lots of comedy, because then you don't sound like anyone in particular.... I think it's important to sound like yourself, and the way to do that is watch loads of comedy.
"Off-the-cuff Frank Skinner is probably the best person I've ever worked with. I've done a couple of panel shows with him and he's just hilarious.
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"He's a very interesting man, isn't he? When you first encounter Frank Skinner's comedy you don't realise there is that huge hidden depth to him. He was unconsciously pegged as this 'lad' when in fact he's a Catholic and into Elvis.
"I think one of the great things that stand-up allows you to do is gives people exposure to you.
"Then people are interested in you doing other things that you're interested in. We're very lucky that we get to do these things."
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