I love Sutton House in Clapton, a beautiful example of Tudor architecture.
I think that's important to women in comedy, that we get a lot of the good lines and you're not just the girlfriend or the sister.
Comedy and drama are less ageist media for women than stuff like light entertainment. But in TV or film, women have to be more pleasing on the eye than men.
At 27 or so I thought, you know, I actually do really want to make money and have a proper life, and I don't want to be a loser. I know! I'll go to university and get a proper degree and maybe get a job in media... I went and did an English degree.
You feel you can pretend to be young until you're 50, but after that, what happens and how do you approach it?
I've never for a second felt like my job has been more of a struggle because I'm a woman.
There are lots of actors, and you need a way to stand out. Writing comedy sketches was a way of doing that.
