Writers get to stay with the piece. They don't just turn the script in and somebody else takes it over and goes out and produces it and edits it and all that stuff. We stay with the piece all the way through.

Mostly everything gets worse before it gets better.

The first time onstage, a light went on. 'OK, this is my thing. I'm comfortable here. This is my thing.'

Since when did I become the spokesperson for nappy-headed hos?

I'm here today because I hated everything else.

I'm always thinking of stuff; I just don't sit down and write it. I come up with material more as I go along; if something funny happens, I'll make a note of it on my phone.

What gets me is when celebrities aren't allowed to have an opinion on anything political. There's the whole 'Shut up and sing' thing.