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

There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that.

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.

Stresses in a marriage and in family life, sometimes they're prompted by whatever is going on in the wider world as well as what's going on behind your door.

It kind of depresses me when people decide to move away. I get it, you want your kids to have somewhere to roam free or to recreate whatever your sort of childhood ideal was, but my kids are grand. I love LA because lifestyle wise, it's near the beach and mountains and it is great for kids but then it's a city built on an industry that, at the end of the day, is kind of facile.

I despise shows that present friendship where you're always there for each other and really strong because I don't know anyone like that. I mean, I've got great friends, but I can go months without seeing them because I think, 'I just can't deal with having to give you anything.

Comedians... they're different from actors. There's more ego there. They create the whole thing, I guess, so they're more precious.