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I feel reviewers are tougher on comedies in general. They don't take them seriously, and the ones that get great reviews are not necessarily the ones that I like.

When you get a bad review, you hate the writer. It's very painful; whoever says the opposite lies. It's humiliating. Sometimes it comes from an honest place, but most times, it comes from a desire to trash someone.

I never engage negatively with reviewers. If someone says something that enrages me, I do what I do on stage. I make a joke about myself and move on. Sometimes people say things that are manifestly wrong or even apparently malicious. That's fine, too. It's a response.

I expect the worst both from reviewers and sales and then, with any luck, I may be proved wrong.

A great review is great. A bad review is the worst.

When you do comedy, you get impervious to good and bad reviews.

When the reviews are bad I tell my staff that they can join me as I cry all the way to the bank.

As authors, we all expect criticism from time to time, and we all have our ways of coping with unfriendly reviews.

We don't really need reviewers, just first-night reporters who will tell us faithfully whether or not the audience liked the show.

I can't recall a bad review - maybe I'm due one. But the worst thing would be if somebody said I was inaudible. Reach your audience's ears - only then can you reach their hearts.