• One book you’re currently reading:

Got a chapter and an epilogue left of Being Human: Chasers. 'Tis all right. Now it's near the end it feels a little bit rushed, but there's a brilliant argument scene where Mark Michalowski gets their voices perfect. I'm also reading The Corrections by Jonathan Franzen, funny proper literature. That's two, I know. what ya gonna do?

• One book that changed your life:

I'm not sure any one book has. Lots of books have influenced my writing style. I'm currently writing a thing that's got lots of influences from The Talk Of The Town by Ardal O'Hanlon, which is one of the most proffessionally written books I've read by any comedian.

• One author’s works you’d be stranded on a deserted island with:

Who was it who wrote 'A Beginners Guide to Raft Building'? It would have to be Douglas Adams. Hitchhikers Guide is just brilliant and I think the Dirk Gently books are underrated because people compare them to the Hitchhikers books.

• One book you’ve never been able to finish:

Ron Manager, Marvellous. Paul Whitehouse is a good comedian, but a bad writer and Fast Show characters never work in anything longer than a two minute sketch.

• One book that made you laugh:

Lots. That Mitchell and Webb Book made me laugh on nearly ever single page. Tony Hawks Around Ireland With A Fridge makes me laugh a lot too. Just been made into a film (straight to DVD, but it's on my xmas list)

• One book that made you cry:

I don't think any books have made me cry. I don't tend to read sad stuff. Rob Pope's textbook about Creativity was so tedious the thought of it makes me cry. We have to read it for our course.

• One book you keep rereading:

I don't often read books again, but The Hitchhikers Guide trilogy, Tony Hawks' books, Paul Merton: My Struggle are all books I revisit.

• One book you’ve been meaning to read:

I regret to say I've not read any Sherlock Holmes, but got the complete set for my birthday, so I will get around to it soon. Or, just because of the title, The Hollow Chocolate Bunnies Of The Apocalypse by Robert Rankin.

• One book you believe everyone should read:

How To Cheat At Cooking by Delia Smith. Because it's practical.

• Finally, grab the nearest book. Open it to page 17. What is the fifth sentence?:

Icarus realised that the world could be changed for the better by relocating things. (Waiting for Godalming by Robert Rankin)