Simon Greenall (Meerkats, Octonauts, I'm Alan Partridge)

Simon Greenall is an hugely versatile comic actor and voice artist. Since the early '90s he's been adding his talents to commercials, animation, video games and radio comedy and drama. His best known voices are Aleksandr Orlov and Sergei in the Compare the Market commercials, but he is also Captain Barnacles in the Octonauts, Micheal in I'm Alan Partridge and Sid James in The Missing Hancocks. His wide range of accents and voices, and his innate talent for comedy have made him one of the country's leading voice talents. Our highly entertaining chat covered his comedy writing career, stand-up, television, animation and a lot else besides.