The thing is, I love a celebrity interview. Doesn't matter how big or how small. It could be Hillary Clinton or the guy who made it to the third round of 'Popstars,' I'll read 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.

Things change when you get to 40. I'm embarrassed even that I'm going through it. In a very morbid way, at 40 you become aware of how long you've been on Earth and you start to question what you're going to use the remaining time doing.

You've only got a short shelf-life as an actor, and I want to make the most of it while I can.

Spending way too long worrying about what people think about me is a bad habit.

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

I started writing sketches with Dennis Kelly, who I ended up writing 'Pulling' with. We entered a BBC competition and did quite well, then started writing bits for other people's shows. You wheedle your way in, write pilots and eventually you end up writing a sitcom.