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Fans always say they laughed and they cried while reading my books. And I tell them that I laughed and cried while writing them.

I've had aunts and uncles who not only haven't read my books but could hardly believe that I was a writer.

I used to like writing for comedians - I enjoyed the challenge of making other people funny.

My dad would go to work every day and write in a room full of funny people. He enjoyed it. I know great writers who find the process agonising but to me, writing has always been sheer joy.

When I said I was going to audition for a film, I got a hearty laugh from all my family.

My aunt got me interested in journalism - she found an old typewriter, had it worked over, put it on the dining room table, gave me a stack of paper and said, 'Play like you're a writer.'

I always wrote. My parents are writers. It just seemed like something people did.

Looking back, I remember my family laughing a lot. We were never the kind of people that dwelled on hard times. My family laughs when things are tough. Growing up like that, I got used to making jokes about things that were difficult. So when I started doing stand-up, that's what I went towards.

I do a lot of writing about my family.