Michael Fry: There's something really weird about calling yourself a comedian

I think my greatest skill is that I can construct a good sentence. After 10 years on Twitter, I can be very succinct.

Michael Fry: There's something really weird about calling yourself a comedian, especially in Ireland.

My name is actually Matthew Dinneen. I used to work for a public body where they had quite a strict social media policy where you had to split your social and your work accounts, and I already had a work account... I started using Michael Fry because I was using ‘Michael’ for the sketches, and my username was @bigdirtyfry, so I just put the two together. I’m stuck with it now.

I grew up in Navan, Co Meath, the second of four boys. I don’t have the Navan accent — my mother is from Donegal and my father is from Salford. I think because of the mix of accents in the house, I've a better ear for them now.