When he was five-years-old a classmate of his poked his left eye with a
pencil which distorted the shape of his cornea
Is best friends with comedian Dara O'Briain who was also the best man at his wedding day.
Moved to London in January 1994
He has two brothers and one sister.
He bought one of Prince's old purple Telecaster-style guitars for
GBP£12,000 in June 2002.
Studied Horticulture at Stratclyde University, Glasgow between 1991 and 1993.
Was introduced to his wife, Claire, by Dara O'Briain at the 2003 Edinburgh comedy festival when she was working as Dara's PR agent. Now, she is the PR agent for Ed.