In 2003 he was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Perrier Best Newcomer
Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
In 2001 he was the winner of So You Think You're Funny at the Edinburgh
Fringe Festival.
He was raised in London, but was actually born in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, UK.
Suffered a seizure in August 2021, which led to a diagnosis of a low-grade meningioma (brain tumour) requiring a craniotomy. He was able to go home two days later. Supporter of UK charity "Brain Tumour Research".