Paul is a comedy writer and stand-up comedian. Recent-ish things that he has written for have included The Royal Variety Performance, Top Gear, TFI Friday, Not Going Out, Miranda, and lots of things you've never heard of.

At the end of 2017 he released a new 'history of Christmas' book - 'Hark! A Biography of Christmas'. It became an Amazon bestseller and hit their Top 100.