People have really strong images of what church is, and it's almost certainly not the same as mine.

I tell people that I'm a Christian, but I don't think it's giving an insight into who I am or what I'm about.

Bad impulse buys make you feel grim, don't they? It's like having consumer Tourette's. I gravitate towards austere foreign-language film DVDs when insecure.

I have a lot of funny friends, though not everyone's funny all the time. Doon Mackichan's my funniest friend in the pub; Nina Conti's the funniest with a monkey.

I've got a great relationship with my dad, but I can imagine how annoying it would be if I had to move back into his house.

One year you go in for auditions, and everybody thinks you're the queen of comedy, and the next year, you're so 'yesterday,' and it's not because you've done anything, or your ability has changed; you haven't been in work because you've been putting on weight and then trying to lose it.

When I write, I create really absurd situations which become false because I am after the joke.