Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more pleasing on the eye than men.

I've never for a second felt like my job has been more of a struggle because I'm a woman.

I love Sutton House in Clapton, a beautiful example of Tudor architecture.

I always, always want to make people laugh. In every situation. Even when it's inappropriate.

Comedy is helping a lot at the moment. It also seems to be getting under Trump's skin and revealing a lot about the kind of thin-skinned fool that he is.

I was the kid who liked making other people laugh, so maybe the comedy came before the acting.

I think the best comedy is tragicomic. Yeah, I suppose if you were to look at everything I've done, there is a bit of a black streak through all of it. It's not deliberate: it's what makes me laugh, and there's a fine tradition of it, especially in Ireland.