I'm probably going to get in trouble for this but 'American Dad' is one of my favourite shows. It gets very dark in places but the jokes are there.

My dad is this very sensible guy who never let me feel that anything was beyond my station.

When I was little, I used to work with my dad on the engine of his car. Mostly this was a matter of me handing him wrenches.

My dad is kind of a rascal, like in a Dickensian sense. He just goes from career to career.

My life isn't that dramatic. My dad really loves me, he just can't talk on the phone. He's too crippled and shy, and that's almost harder. He's there and he loves me, and I try and try and try, it's just impossible to have a relationship.