What do your parents think of your job?

HA! "job"

What’s the worst thing about being a comedian?

I started to list so many things it made me wonder why I am a comedian. For me personally, the late hours and the night life. I'm a morning person, and I don't drink so it can be a mentally tiring work environment. I need those cafe shows at 6pm.

I think you are very good at what you do (that’s why I’m asking these questions). What do you think of you? 

I think I’m alright but there are things besides getting on stage I could be better about. Building my social media and remembering to have fun. 

How much do you earn and how much would you like to earn?

That gap is wide.

How important is luck in terms of career success – have you had lucky breaks?

You need luck like a surfer needs a wave. Otherwise you’ve built all those skills just to bob around in the water. 

Alan Davies has said that comedians fall into two categories - golfers and self-harmers. The former just get on with life, the latter are tortured artists. Which are you – or do you think you fit into third category?

Uhhh can I be a self harming golfer? 

Who is your favourite person ever and why – not including family or friends or other comedians?

Anthony Bourdain bc of his sense of adventure, genuine curiosity and open heart. His travel shows opened the world up to me and gave me the confidence to travel which is how I ended up eventually living in London.  

Do you keep your drawers tidy and if not why not? (please think long and hard about this question, it's to settle an argument with my girlfriend. The future of our relationship could depend on your response).

It's an ongoing battle with myself but I try to. I just got angry with Marie Kondo the other day because she said not to fold your socks into each other which I took as bible for about ten years until I was organziing my sock drawer and it's like what a minute, it's just easier.

Also I have separators in my sock and underwear drawer otherwise you spend your life looking for stuff. I try. I really try. I have drawer organisers. But there’s something in my very being deep in my molecular make up that stops me from ever keeping anything in order. 

Arabs Are Not Funny!, Friday 18 October, Elgar Room, Royal Albert Hall. Info and tickets here.

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