I am not sure gender ever won't be an issue in comedy, because I think that women do have different priorities in some respects.

I was trained as an actress. But I wasn't a very convincing actress, so I started doing punk poetry and then fell into doing stand-up.

I have a fear of poverty in old age. I have this vision of myself living in a skip and eating cat food. It's because I'm freelance, and I've never had a proper job. I don't have a pension, and my savings are dwindling. I always thought someone would just come along and look after me.

Women are more emotional, and it's natural to talk about it.

For me, being a woman suits what I want to talk about and what my audience wants to hear. Maybe I'm a dying breed.

I think as time goes by you'll get female comics who are weirder - you'll get a female Mighty Boosh.

I still can't set up the ironing-board. A complete Luddite.