I am a passionate believer that comedy is a way of tackling some of the most dark and difficult aspects of being a human being. Stephen Mangan aspectbelievercomedy Change image and share on social
I'm a massive sucker for music documentaries. Stephen Mangan documentarymassivemusic Change image and share on social
I enter myself in races. I did a triathlon, and I have done a marathon a couple of times. Stephen Mangan coupleentermarathon Change image and share on social
I come from an Irish working-class background but went to a posh school, and any type of pretension was quickly mocked at home. I've always had a keen eye for pretension. Stephen Mangan backgroundclasseye Change image and share on social
I watch films. I play the guitar: me and some mates - I wouldn't dignify it with the term band - get together and play. Stephen Mangan banddignifyfilm Change image and share on social
I spent six years touring the world playing Shakespeare, Molire, Shaw, Goldsmith... But I slowly came to realise that the people you are working with are as important as the parts you play, and that there were lots of interesting people working in film and T.V. Stephen Mangan filmgoldsmithimportant share on social
When you've lost a loved one, you realise how grateful you are for any help in those moments, and any scheme that tries to help families during that terrible time gets my backing. Stephen Mangan backfamilygrateful Change image and share on social
I don't like to watch myself on screen because in my mind there is a touch of George Clooney about me, but when I see it, there is more than a little Donkey from 'Shrek' about me. Stephen Mangan clooneydonkeygeorge Change image and share on social
My mother was gentle and warm. She was the sort of person you could really open up to. I was the eldest and her only boy, so I guess I was treated differently. She did bring me up as a Catholic, and at one time I was an altar boy, but I lost my faith, as did my father, when my mother died at 45. Stephen Mangan altarboybring share on social
Dad was a strict disciplinarian and would give us a wallop with a wooden spoon if we were out of order. But we really respected him - he didn't try to be our best friend. Stephen Mangan daddisciplinarianfriend Change image and share on social