I’m a huge Friends fan, and I had to look no further for some weekend humour and advice. Here’s something I’ve always loved about the show: Phoebe Buffay. There’s also Joey. Chandler, Monica, Ross and Rachel, but Phoebe has something more.

She is an original character with whom anyone can so easily relate to. On countless occasions, I’ve felt myself silently screaming, “I’ve done that too!”

“You know, I mean, didn’t you ever run so fast you thought your legs were going to fall off? You know, when you were like running toward the swings… or running away from Satan?”

“The neighbour’s dog!”

The greatest lesson from Phoebe: be spontaneous. It’s more of “you”.