Idioms Are A Big Thing In Ireland.

When I Was A Child, I Wanted To Watch Things That Made Me Laugh. It's Attacking Boredom, As Simple As That. I Was 19 When I First Went To A Comedy Club - I Wanted To Do It, So I Gave It A Try And That Was It. I Found My Office.

You Can See Desperation In People Who Are Too Eager To Laugh Because They're In Such A Hurry Not To Look At What's Confronting Them In Their Lives And That's Kind Of Sad Because There's A Kind Of Pornographic Aspect To It, Of Making Some Sort Of Pain Go Away, Of Hovering Around A Pain, Making Yourself Numb, Not Feel Anything.

Go And Lie Down In The Dark... For Hours... And Don't Move. I'm Locking The Door Now

Lots Of Comics Try Stuff Out All Year Round, Which Is Very Sensible - I Don't.

I’ve Always Been A Big Consumer Of American Journalism Over The Years And Had An Interest In The History Of It And Of The Press In America; How It Has Changed.