...I am a stand-up comic trained as an actor. I had a terrible drug problem whilst learning my craft as an actor... After I got thrown out of drama school I started doing stand-up comedy and very quickly got a job on MTV presenting TV shows... I used to go around to night clubs and talk bizarre and unusual things (with people)... It made very good TV because of course they were all on drugs...

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