Adrian Edmondson

Has three daughters: Ella Edmondson , Beattie Edmondson and Freya Edmondson.

Is the second oldest of four siblings.

Met best friend and comedy partner Rik Mayall at Manchester University in 1975.

His wife, Jennifer Saunders , named Edina Monsoon her character in "Absolutely Fabulous" after him.

Helped carry the coffin of his comedy partner Rik Mayall at his funeral in June 2014.

There is a lot of rubbish written about toilet humor - people saying it,is childish and pretending it is beneath them - but there is no,doubting the effectiveness of a really good willy gag.

Unless they are girls, of course, when it is to make them laugh their,bras off so we can get a quick look.

Do you think going to Oxford and Cambridge is necessarily a good thing?,I have to say, a lot of the people I know who went to Oxford and,Cambridge seem rather damaged.

Without me. Selfish bastard.

It only works because we still amuse each other. After we have been,working with other people, it is so refreshing to laugh unreservedly,when we are back together again.

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to,look after their image.

We have never been strictly political, only strictly funny.

The most fun I ever have is sitting in with Rik writing, and we laugh at,our own jokes.

Even though we work in the same field, we have an intense private life,away from our professional lives.

I remember once having to stop performing when I thought an elderly man,a few rows back from the front was actually going to die because he was,laughing so hard.

I find stand up comedy the most boring comedy in the world. It drives me,to tedium. I can stand 10 minutes of it. There are some really funny,people, but they should be in a variety act. There should be something,more dynamic than one bloke talking at you for two hours no matter how,funny he is.

A lot of people are obsessed with looking cool. They feel they have to look after their image.

We have never been strictly political, only strictly funny. .