You Feel You Can Pretend To Be

I Started Writing Sketches With Dennis Kelly, Who I Ended Up Writing 'pulling' With. We Entered A Bbc Competition And Did Quite Well, Then Started Writing Bits For Other People's Shows. You Wheedle Your Way In, Write Pilots And Eventually You End Up Writing A Sitcom.

Stresses In A Marriage And In Family Life, Sometimes They're Prompted By Whatever Is Going On In The Wider World As Well As What's Going On Behind Your Door.

I've Never For A Second Felt Like My Job Has Been More Of A Struggle Because I'm A Woman.

I Think The Best Comedy Is Tragicomic. Yeah, I Suppose If You Were To Look At Everything I've Done, There Is A Bit Of A Black Streak Through All Of It. It's Not Deliberate: It's What Makes Me Laugh, And There's A Fine Tradition Of It, Especially In Ireland.

Personally, My Twenties Were A Complete Waste Of Time. Professionally, I Hope Some Good Came Of Them.