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A lot of comic conventions go way beyond comic books and include other parts of pop culture, like celebrities and science fiction and movies and books. So I go to them either as a celebrity, or as a fan, because I'm a big sci-fi geek.

I'm not the guy with the enormous comedy nose or the big feet or the bad posture or the whatever; a physical comic has certain things.

I hate when I get asked, 'What's it like to be a woman in comics?'

Costume is a massive thing. I think costume makes you stand differently.

I think as time goes by you'll get female comics who are weirder - you'll get a female Mighty Boosh.

I'm not a comic book guy at all.

I don't see myself as a stand-up comic doing cynical, mean-spirited or disrespectful stuff. I'm very aware that I don't like to disrespect people too much.

I'm more influenced by characters than standups. I love strong, comic women because it's so hard, and I have so much respect for anyone who can do it. I'm a big fan of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and people like that.

There were very few women comics when I started out doing stand-up. But I always saw that as a great advantage.

It was very natural that people just think of me as a comic actor.