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I did sketch comedy, but I never did improv. So I've just tried to learn as I go.
I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British... →
Politics has become infused with narcissism in America.
I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just... →
When you've married someone who's been at war, there is nothing you can do that compares to that level of selflessness and bravery.
Campaign ads are the backbone of American democracy if American democracy suffered a gigantic spinal injury.
I've made so many people angry that they kind of blur into one unpleasant memory of people staring at you with somewhere between passive... →
Being a Mets fan is like lending someone a lot of money and you just know that you'll never get paid back.
There are some people who watch NASCAR for the highly skilled driving - but most people watch it for the crashes.
We in Britain stopped evolving gastronomically with the advent of the pie. Everything beyond that seemed like a brave, frightening new world. We knew... →
Congress never loses its capacity to disappoint you.
I can't relax. I find vacations problematic.
I really love stand-up. I'm more than happy to do it for nothing. I've come to America to do it for nothing. It's the American Dream:... →