English footballer
Children: Harry and Thomas
Worked as a solicitor before taking up comedy.
Suffers from Rheumatoid Arthritis which he controls using steroids.
Is an avid Middlesbrough F.C. supporter. Once trialed for their youth team and, more recently, released a version of Chris Reas "Lets Dance" accompanied by the team.
Often uses a hand double for close-ups because he bites his finger nails.
He married Lisa Matthews, his partner of 22 years, in October 2015, half an hour before having a triple heart bypass operation, having learned only five days earlier that the operation was necessary. He needed special permission from the registrar, backed by a report from his consultant that he was "incredibly ill", to avoid the normal requirement to give 21 days notice of marriage.
