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Sessions was born in Largs, and spent some of his earliest years in Kempston, Bedfordshire and St Albans, Hertfordshire.

He has an elder brother and a twin sister.

Sessions is openly gay.

His name change occurred when he became a performer, owing to the presence of a John Marshall on the Equity register already.

He graduated with an M. A.

in English literature from Bangor University, where he had begun to appear to audiences with his comedy in shows such as " Look back in Bangor " and " Marshall Arts ".

He later studied for a PhD from McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, although he did not complete the doctorate.