6. What do your parents think of your job?
They are proud of me for for following my passion, but they don't really care for my particular sense of comedy. They come to my shows to support me and afterwards, they politely smile and say "it was good," then ask, "Why can't your comedy be more like the Mary Tyler Moore show?"
7. What’s the worst thing about being a comedian?
Taking years off my mother's life. She could barely handle the idea of me laying eggs in my last show, saying it was "not lady like" so, she's not allowed to see my new show, because I think this one may send her into cardiac arrest.
8. I think you are very good at what you do (that’s why I’m asking these questions). What do you think of you?
Yeah, I think I'm pretty good too, which feels weird to write, but if I thought I sucked at it, I wouldn't be doing it. Other people may think I suck, but I don't, and that's what's important -staying positive, and believing in yourself! You gotta believe in yourself or nobody else will!
9. How much do you earn and how much would you like to earn?
I get 1kg of rice and 10 apples per show, but I'm hoping to work my way up to livestock.
10. How important is luck in terms of career success – have you had lucky breaks?
You can't count luck out, that's for sure. I feel very lucky, and have had quite a few lucky breaks - I would have had a way harder time coming to Edinburgh if I had never met Dr. Brown (ed's note – the award-winning director of her show). But I'd also never be here if I hadn't had the drive to make a show, so you also can't count out hard work. A wise man once told me, luck is when hard work meets Dr. Brown.
11. Alan Davies has said that comedians fall into two categories - golfers and self-harmers. The former just get on with life, the latter are tortured artists. Which are you – or do you think you fit into a third category?
I am a tortured artist and will arduously pick at my work until only the bones are left, but I also like to go to Disneyland and have a corndog every once and a while, so I'd say I'm a self-harming golfer.
12. Who is your favourite person ever and why – not including family or friends or other comedians?
My favorite person ever... hmmm... first person that comes to mind is Grandpa Munster from the American sitcom, "The Munsters." Does that count? I just love him. I grew up watching The Munsters with my Dad, and I think Grandpa Muster is just so cute and so funny and it warms my little heart to see his smiling face.
13. Do you keep your drawers tidy and if not why not? (please think long and hard about this question, it's to settle an argument with my girlfriend. The future of our relationship could depend on your response).
Absolutely not. I'm messy as hell and so disorganised. I wish I wasn't, and I'm trying to be better and better about it every day, but yes, my default setting is definitely "untidy drawers."
