The comedian on lie-ins, curry and jokes Rich Pelley Sun 5 Jun 2022 06.45 BST Lie in or early to rise? I’m not an early riser on any day. I will only get out of bed before 9am if somebody is paying me to do so. Sunday breakfast? ‘Breakfast’ is a generous term for the time I rise. I very much lean on the ‘unch’ end of brunch. If you were strictly imposing the philosophical concept of brunch, it would be a bit of a struggle. Sunday entertainment? I’m largely friends with comedians who also have terrible hours, so we’ll do most of our key socialising at 3pm on a Wednesday. If I’ve not got a gig in the evening, Sunday is a good time to catch up with friends who have actual jobs. Sunday exercise? I’m not the most active person on a Sunday. Mainly, I’ll just be lazing around the house. I like going to the cinema, but because I’m free during the week, I tend to leave the cinema at the weekend to the normies. Sunday housework? I try not to do any housework. But particularly on a Sunday, the house will be in such a state of disrespect, my partner [comedian Amy Annette] will say: ‘Something needs to be done,’ and I’ll have to pick all my pants up off the floor. Sunday dinner? If I go and see my parents, Mum will inevitably have cooked okra curry – my favourite since I was a child – and a chicken or lamb curry. A big part of the way my family expresses affection is by feeding, and then saying you need to exercise more. Sunday wind-down? Sunday is a really good night to do comedy. On a Friday or Saturday, you’re just a component of the night out. If you come out to watch something on a Sunday, you really want to see it. Love or dread Monday mornings? Mondays tend to be a day off, but when I do have to work, I still get that same feeling in the pit of my stomach. It’s a residual thing from school, because all I’m doing is going to sit in a room with several of my friends and try to make them laugh. No one is confusing it with hard labour.