Kayvan Novak

Stanley Tucci is a classy actor, and Ian Holm is very short but equally classy - and both are also amazing.

— Kayvan Novak

People say they don't want to call a call-centre in India. Why not? They're doing the same job - you just don't…

— Kayvan Novak

My pranks have never been about getting a negative reaction. They've always been a tolerance test for the person I'm engaging with.

— Kayvan Novak

The biggest mistake you can make with a prank show is remove the 'real' element, which is the funniest thing.

— Kayvan Novak

When a son tells a dad to trust him, it goes against every instinct in his body to do so.

— Kayvan Novak

Being funny was something I was doing before I understood what that even was. Now I'm making a career out of it.

— Kayvan Novak

I want to do a 'Facejacker' film. I want to explore the characters more, maybe do a Terry Tibbs chat show.

— Kayvan Novak

I had to fool the world into accepting me. I didn't seem to fit the mould of my idols.

— Kayvan Novak

Why did Barry Humphries play Dame Edna for so many years? Why is Steve Coogan still doing Alan Partridge? Because there are…

— Kayvan Novak

Years ago, I was watching a debate on Fox News, when I thought, 'These guys are basically like pranksters, they bring the…

— Kayvan Novak

There's a really geeky YouTube channel which I love. It's a guy called Oliver Harper. He makes documentaries about films. He's a…

— Kayvan Novak

When I do an impression of someone or when I am pretending to be someone else, something freaky happens: I feel the…

— Kayvan Novak

I'm good at winding up British people, but Americans are slightly different. A lot of them are more stoical. They're harder to…

— Kayvan Novak

I look at my early career, and you know, when I left drama school, for a young Asian actor, you could either…

— Kayvan Novak

I don't worry about offending people - I think most people are a lot more robust than some other people give them…

— Kayvan Novak

Getting expelled from secondary school and going to a more arty-farty college gave me the incentive to perform and opened some doors.

— Kayvan Novak

I met the Gallagher brothers, and Noel was quoting my 'Fonejacker' catchphrases. Hearing your heroes quote you is incredible.

— Kayvan Novak

I've got to follow in the footsteps of Sacha Baron Cohen and do a prank show, or a film with real elements…

— Kayvan Novak

Of course being in movies is very exciting, and it's a wonderful thing for an actor to do.

— Kayvan Novak

I can't really walk down the street as Brian Badonde without someone going, 'Bwark.'

— Kayvan Novak

My nickname at school was Caveman. When I tell people my name is Kayvan, some insist on going 'Caveman?'

— Kayvan Novak

I miss watching TV and thinking they were all real. I used to feel like that about 'Neighbours.'

— Kayvan Novak