Paul Whitehouse(I)

In the 1980s he worked as a plasterer with Charlie Higson. They were inspired to have a go at comedy when they were doing some work in the house were Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie were living.

Johnny Depp said I was the finest actor of all time, but that's a bit silly, isn't it - how does he know? I recently did a little cameo in a film of his, Alice Through the Looking Glass (2016), and he said, 'Hey man, I'm going to look after you, make sure you're OK.' Never heard from him again.