In an exclusive extract from his new book, the comedian shares his bedroom secrets. Plus: what does his wife think?

I wrote most of my last tour in Crawley, which sounds like an incredibly obvious thing to say given that I live in Crawley. But what I mean is that I would work up half an hour or so of material, book the small studio room at the Hawth theatre near my house, and try the stuff out there.

Crawley audiences have seen the absolute worst of me. When you write new material, you can sometimes go too far for the laugh. My routines start way too offensive, and the audience response usually helps me dial them back to something more acceptable.

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