Born and raised in North Hampshire , he studied at the University of Southampton .
Born and raised in North Hampshire , he began his stand - up career in the 1980s , going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1988 .
Born and raised in North Hampshire , he studied at the University of Southampton and began his stand - up career in the 1980s , going on to win the Perrier Comedy Award at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in 1988 .