So Matt, you’ve played some pretty eccentric characters in your career, are there any similarities between yourself and any of your characters?
They kinda sound similar I suppose, but in terms of brain cells, I would like to think that I’ve got more.
What is your favourite IT crowd episode?
I haven’t seen very many, I like the one where Jen has to interpret a business meeting between Douglas and the Italian businessman, and she gets caught out when she’s not allowed to bring her computer translator with her into the meeting, and she ends up destroying the company’s biggest business opportunity.
That’s a great one. What’s the weirdest thing a fan has ever said to you?
They made me sign my name, which was actually going to be tattooed the next day, alongside a picture that he was also going to get done.
That’s pretty creepy. Can you describe your fashion sense in one word?
Uh…mindless.
What’s your favourite childhood memory?
Oh, um, probably Wonderwoman. The TV show.
Facebook or Twitter?
I’m not very good at either, I’m not that technical I’m afraid. Isn’t Facebook observed by the CIA? So the other, Twitter.
Who is your ideal woman?
Er…god I can’t because that would upset- that’s dodgy. I guess it would be someone who’s not put off by somebody who talks to themselves!
You’ve done a lot of voiceover work in your career- if you could be the new voice of a children’s cartoon character, who would it be?
Morph
Who or what is your comedy inspiration?
No comedy really, it would be real things. Um, so, could be like a member of my family. Something that doesn’t have the intention of being funny.
What’s the one thing you couldn’t live without?
A shower probably.
How would you define your style of comedy?
I don’t have a clue. I don’t think of it as being funny, I just think I’m lucky to have got away with it.
Would you say that parody is your favourite thing to do?
None of it’s my favourite, I mean I know what it isn’t, I mean it’s not observational, that sort of thing.
What’s your favourite TV show?
Autumnwatch. Completely true, I realised the other day that, apart from Eastenders, my favourite programs have ‘watch’ in the title. Because Autumnwatch is my all time favourite, and Crimewatch is the other one.
So you like to observe… If you could perform anywhere in the world where you pick?
Somewhere that was right next to my flat. I’m really lazy, I hate going anywhere.
Favourite band?
The Shins. You gotta check them out. They’ve been going for a while but they’re a brilliant American indie band.
PC or Mac?
Mac, only because that’s the first one I ever had. But if I’d have got a PC first I guess I would have been a PC.
Have any pets?
No. I’ve got some stuffed animals but no living ones.
What do you to calm your nerves before a show?
Just being conscious of where the exit is.
Favourite Doctor Who?
Tom Baker, because he was the first one I saw.
And finally, Vision or Nouse?
I would pick Nouse and spell it N-O-O-S-E.
