I was definitely prepared for it to be slower, and it has not worked out that way in any shape or form. I'm grateful as a comedian, and slightly demoralized, occasionally, as a human being - those two things are always very different.

You just try to be true to your idea of what is funny and what is also interesting.

When you see people say crazy things on our show, they mean this stuff,and that's easy to forget: They're not joking.

Veterans' issues are quite close to my heart. I find it quite hard to talk about, actually.

I feel non-stop Brit shame!

I get nostalgic for British negativity. There is an inherent hope and positive drive to New Yorkers. When you go back to Britain, everybody is just running everything down. It's like whatever the opposite of a hug is.

I do one accent - my own. I can make it louder or quieter. That is the sum total of my vocal range. I thought I could do an American accent until I tried it in front of an American - the expression of horror is still burnt onto my retinas.