The comedian sticks as religiously to her theme as a dancer sticks to a diet.

Inside every fat person there's a thin person looking to get out - They've just eaten them.

My doctor told me I should get out of breath three times a week, so I took up smoking.

I have such admiration for single mothers. I simply don't comprehend how you'd cope with that intensity, the lack of breaks, ever, on your own.

My mum is bright, ambitious, well read, political and very bolshie: when my dad was conscripted into the Army and posted to Libya, she convinced some general to let her go with him. I don't know how she managed it.

There are 10-20 times more male comics than female comics; it's something to do with the social structure of society.

Whatever situation you are in, that is what is normal for you.