Harry Hill, 60, trained and worked as a doctor before quitting the NHS to become a master of slapstick and surrealist comedy, ...

Bringing his comedy chops to the stage isn’t all laughter and games – for Harry Hill, it’s also dangerous and painful.

I could barely speak. Giving up medicine. On my first day of work I knew that I had made a big mistake. I am surprised that I became a doctor because I am a worrier.