Simon Pegg: "I think we mistake comfort for happiness..."

Unlike his new character, Simon Pegg has found contentment at home, writes Keeley Bolger

WITH his thick-rimmed black glasses, carefully groomed beard and tailored T-shirt, the Simon Pegg of today is a far cry from the Simon Pegg of his breakthrough comedy Spaced, where comic book prints and a skateboard tucked under his arm were the norm.

But reassuringly, despite the sleek appearance, Pegg is still a product of his past, and he’s as happy to chew the fat about Spaced, the whip-smart comedy he starred in and co-wrote with Jessica Hynes, as he is to pass the time with fans.