My Mum Is Bright, Ambitious, Well Read,

And I Also Felt That No One In An Audience Could Abuse Me Worse Than The Sort Of Abuse I Had Had At Work As A Psychiatric Nurse.

It Wasn't A Conscious Effort To Have Kids Later. It Was Just The Way Life Goes.

How Do You Conduct An Intimate Relationship Where No One Ever Loses It? Where No One Ever Lashes Out, Where No One Ever Smacks Anyone In The Mouth?

There's A General Sense That Women Are More Relaxed And Less Defensive In Comedy Than They Used To Be. I Think It's Easier Than It Was But Underlying It All There Is Still A Pretty Sexist View Of Women On Stage, Which To Me Hasn't Changed That Much.

The Comedian Sticks As Religiously To Her Theme As A Dancer Sticks To A Diet.