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

It's got too much hard work slapping them and telling them to shut up.

Having done a normal job for 10 years, as a psychiatric nurse dealing with emergencies, I know what terrible, hopeless lives some people have. So in many ways, it's great to be able to wield the financial power that I can, and do gigs, fundraisers or give money. I feel lucky I can help out.

I'm sure some cynical people would point to that as the main reason for doing it for a lot of people.

I find it difficult to judge myself, but people say that I have become a bit more socially acceptable over the years in terms of my material; which apparently at the beginning - though I never really intended it to be - was man hating and now is just a bit more cuddly.

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

You know it's time for a New Year's resolution to lose weight when you step on a talking scale and it says, "One at a time, please.