Actor

I think a lot of comedians are desperate to show their serious side, but I got that off my chest early on in my career.

My pranks have never been about getting a negative reaction. They've always been a tolerance test for the person I'm engaging with.

When a son tells a dad to trust him, it goes against every instinct in his body to do so.

I met the Gallagher brothers, and Noel was quoting my 'Fonejacker' catchphrases. Hearing your heroes quote you is incredible.

I would very much like to direct, star, perform, and just be a general auteur.

The second series of 'Fonejacker' almost killed me. It was incredibly intense.

I'm quite lucky, really: I don't get recognised too much.

My dad was quite political in the Seventies. He has a definite opinion about politics and things going on in the world.

I had a niche. And my niche was that I was brown. So it's like, 'Great, I get to go up for all these 'brown parts.'' I call them 'brown parts' because that's what they are. That's not to be resentful, because I loved playing those parts - I got to meet so many cool actors.

The biggest mistake you can make with a prank show is remove the 'real' element, which is the funniest thing.

There's a really geeky YouTube channel which I love. It's a guy called Oliver Harper. He makes documentaries about films. He's a real movie buff - there's loads of trivia and detail.

The more channels putting money into quality programming the better.

I think I've exhausted all my options in the U.K., unless I become a game show host.

When I wind someone up, it's never to make them feel angry or aggressive; that doesn't make good telly. It's about uncovering a layer of themselves that is kind of sweet and nice.

'MasterChef' is pretty good.

Doing a series of 'Facejacker' takes about nine months. It's pretty intense.

I can't really walk down the street as Brian Badonde without someone going, 'Bwark.'

Why did Barry Humphries play Dame Edna for so many years? Why is Steve Coogan still doing Alan Partridge? Because there are just one or two characters they love doing. I'm lucky enough to have six that I'm crazy about.

What I would say about the Trump travel ban is there goes my Hollywood career!

I've got to follow in the footsteps of Sacha Baron Cohen and do a prank show, or a film with real elements to it.