The comedian confirmed his departure from the ITV2 series last month, after he had appeared on the comedy gameshow since 2009.
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Hound hinted that he didn't consider himself as funny as others who had appeared on the show, and was looking for a different project.
"I've never had a cross word with Leigh," he is quoted as saying in The Sun.
"But if you can't play as part of a team, you shouldn't be there. I think how hard people laugh at Terry Alderton, Michael McIntyre and Milton Jones and I'm aware of how far I am from that."
He added: "Funny is funny. And if the act makes you laugh, they've earned the money. But I lost my way and needed to do something I could find more joy in."
Hound will next be seen on stage in Utopia at the Soho Theatre in London.
He recently described Digital Spy forum users as "f**king morons".
