People often ask why comedy is harder for women, and the reason is because a tampon will sometimes fall out when you're on stage. Blokes don't have that worry.

I have always had a need for attention but didn't plan to be a comic.

As a five-year-old in Berlin in 1965, I didn't know that funny women existed. It wasn't until I got back to England that I realised women could be funny.

I have a very solo career. I only write with people that I really adore.

I can't tan naturally.

I prefer highs and lows to an even keel. Moderation is never something I've been good at.

As a rule, wearing a bigger pair of jeans looks better than squishing yourself into a pair of jeans that used to fit before you gave up smoking.