“I must have been one of the few New Lads who was teetotal.” — Frank Skinner Quote

I must have been one of the few New Lads who was teetotal.

After I became a professional comedian, I took to listening to Cash's classic hit 'Ring of Fire' before I went on stage. I always found it completely exhilarating.

I quite like being a 'comedy elder statesman.' I am a big fan, I go to watch loads of new comics, and I like the fact that they don't go, 'Why are you here?'

My dream has always been to live somewhere in London where the chimneys look as if they could have been used in 'Mary Poppins.'

I love touring. Not just the shows, I love hotels. I love motorway services at three o'clock in the morning. I like long car journeys, so I like all the trimmings basically.

It's hard to put your shoulders back and say, 'right lads, let's win this game,' when we're not actually winning anything.

At first, I was overwhelmed at moving up to international level, but the England lads are top class at making you feel welcome.

I'm not a 'Twilight' boy; I'll never be as good looking as those lads, and that's fair enough.

It's not nice getting up at 6 am, when it's pitch black and you have to get in a van with 10 other lads, to go and work in a muddy building site in the winter, and not get home until 5.30 or 6.

Sometimes I am the 'philosophical professor, or I can do the voice like thunder if necessary... or if I want to keep the lads on their toes I might sit back and give them a thousand-yard stare.