I like men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind.

I went on the pill when I was 16, put on four stone... so that proved to be a very effective contraceptive.

There are comics who treat women fairly appallingly. But I can be great friends with them because I don't tend to do that ticking of boxes: it can make life too simplistic.

On the whole, you can have a private life and be famous. But when milestones happen in your life like having children or getting married, privacy goes out of the window.

I think there's a far more general audience now because I've done more populist stuff on telly.

I like men. They are hugely entertaining, but they have a lot of shortcomings and you just have to bear those in mind.

There's a general sense that women are more relaxed and less defensive in comedy than they used to be. I think it's easier than it was but underlying it all there is still a pretty sexist view of women on stage, which to me hasn't changed that much.