6. What do your parents think of your job?

My parents' attitude towards comedy has changed a lot of time.  

When I started doing stand-up, I was in secondary school and it was really just a hobby, and much like my other hobbies of rugby and the recorder, my parents were largely indifferent.

When I won the student comedy award in 2012, I was in the middle of a medical degree and my parents thought I was going to drop out of my studies to pursue comedy full time. As a result, my stand-up became a huge source of anxiety for them. Even though I never had any intention of quitting medical school, my parents never truly believed me until I’d finished the whole course and had the degree physically in my hands (!!).

Now that I’ve been working full time as a doctor for two years now, my parents have now become my biggest fans! And with the controversy surrounding junior doctor contracts and doubts over the sustainability of the NHS, they’re the ones begging me to go into comedy full-time! 

7. What’s the worst thing about being a comedian? 

Telling people I'm a comic, and them turning into either a critic or a comic.

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

Kwamedy™ is a numbers game. I’m a firm believer that if you say enough things, eventually you’ll say something funny! I’m just thankful my hit-ratio in the run-up to the Fringe was enough to make my show viable. To test the sustainability of my method so soon as next year’s fringe may prove to be my undoing, but looking forward to the challenge! Unfortunately, my approach to comedy does also mean those closest to me are subject to a constant barrage of set-ups with no punchlines and punchlines with no punch. It’s probably the reason why after such a successful fringe my friends and family still can’t quite understand why anyone would want to see me do stand-up...

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

People keep asking me when I’ll choose between medicine or comedy, but to be honest, between six years of London student debt and my newly acquired Edinburgh Fringe debt, at this rate I’m gonna need a third job!! In short, not enough and much more please!

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

Absolutely! In an industry as subjective as comedy, after reaching a certain skill level, lucky breaks are huge factor in career progression. Who you know, who you meet, right-place right-time and all the other cliches! My luckiest break date will have to be being spotted by Christian Knowles at the Chortle Student Comedy Award semi-finals in 2012. Signing with CKP has done wonders for my career, and their proactiveness, supportiveness and industry know-how are a big factor in how I’ve been able to balance my medical career with my stand-up.

11. 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 a third category?

I think I’d go for golfer, in that I’m pretty easy going. Although all my golfing experiences have left me feeling quite tortured… So not 100% sure about how applicable the analogy is to everyone. I think this is just Alan Davies slyly bragging about his golfing ability!

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

Quade Cooper, the Australian rugby union fly-half. If I could trade comedy for his hands and footwork, I’d never tell a joke again!

13. 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).

I have organisation of my drawers, but little/no organisation within them. If I was too organised, then I’d eventually lose my skill of being able to find things and THAT would be the real tragedy. (Try that excuse with your girlfriend - I’m assuming you're the messy one…? (editor's note - sadly wrong, unfortunately I'm the anal one)