Romesh Ranganathan used to cry in toilet cubicles at work before he pursued a comedy career.
Romesh Ranganathan
The 42-year-old stand-up star has recalled weeping in toilets in his previous jobs, as he struggled to cope with the intense pressure.
He shared: "I was working for an airline caterers and it was a really stressful job and I wasn’t really enjoying it.
"I remember one day I was doing something and I was working towards a really tight deadline. I felt really stressed and went to the toilet and sat in one of the cubicles and I started crying.
"Then I finished crying and I came back and sat at my desk and felt loads better. I pressed a reset button on my stress. Once every few weeks I’d go to the toilet and have a cry.
"Then I realised, ‘This is probably not viable, in the long term, to live like this.' "
Romesh subsequently decided to try his hand at teaching, but he soon discovered he wasn't cut out for the job.
Instead, the TV star decided to pursue a career in comedy, admitting he's simply too "lazy" to work a regular job.
He told the 'Headstrong' podcast: "I am actually inherently very lazy but I do really like what I do."
Despite his recent success, Romesh has previously bemoaned the dearth of working-class comedians on TV.
The comedy star suggested that the stand-up industry is actually much more meritocratic than the TV business.
Romesh - whose shows include 'The Ranganation' and 'Judge Romesh' - explained: "The live comedy circuit feels like a meritocracy to me [when it comes to] class, but breaking into TV becomes tricky because it’s dominated by the middle classes. Things like knowing the right people are trickier."