Chris Lilley

“I was sure 'Summer Heights High' would be a cult ABC thing; I had no idea it would be such a big hit.”

“You feel the pressure of going to university because you need a back-up plan, which is why I enrolled.”

“Fans feel they know me, so they want me to be on-the-spot funny, and it's hard to fulfil their expectations.”

“I'm not interested in being one of those comedians who wants to look good and be this 'cool' funny person. I don't care how weird or ugly I look.”

“When no one knows you, and you're just trying to break into stuff, it's so good because you can write whatever you want and just say it; it's just between you and the audience. There's no pr...”

“I'm not a big fan of 'Jersey Shore' and those kinds of shows where people are really playing up to the cameras.”

“I met Kim Kardashian in a nightclub once, and she was really nice. Kanye was with her, but he didn't speak. He just looked at me.”

“When I was in school, I was always writing scripts and dressing up as characters. I'd constantly be that guy who'd get up on stage. I used to write imaginary TV shows, like soap operas, for...”

“I get bored with the constant probing for the cliched tears of the clown, the dark side of the comic.”

“It's barely OK for me to be dressed up as a black guy. But part of me kind of enjoys provoking people.”

“People were making fun of redheads before I came along.”

“I'm not a big comedy show-watcher, but I love Ricky Gervais' stuff and Sacha Baron Cohen's things. But I'm not an expert on them. I've seen them once.”

“I find teenage girls endlessly funny.”

“I'm interested in youth culture - when your parents are running your life, but you think you're the big man - but I'm not trying to make a statement.”