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 never felt like I had to rebel against my convent upbringing, because it was comparatively regular.

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

You feel you can pretend to be young until you're 50, but after that, what happens and how do you approach it?

I think that's important to women in comedy, that we get a lot of the good lines and you're not just the girlfriend or the sister.

Any big televised event that starts at the crack of dawn is worth getting up for. I've done it all my life: big boxing matches, royal weddings, even TV-A.M.'s inaugural episode was enjoyed in pyjamas in my house.

I'm a massive scaredy cat. I'm scared of being in a fast car, I'm scared of being on a rollercoaster, I would never go skiing, I would never do anything that had the possibility of endangering my life in any way. I should get some therapy, really.