Sara Pascoe

Standup is a place where, as long as it's funny enough, you can say your most embarrassing things, shameful things and disappointing things.

Someone who didn't do comedy might think it was awful to have someone talking about you. But I just love the attention, even if I'm not there.

Sometimes I am lucky enough to hang out with Tim Key and he is constantly funny. Every moment. When I haven't seen him for a bit I do his voice in my head to entertain myself.

When I started watching comedy there was a lot of negativity about women; a lot of comics were spewing out aggressive, violent and negative material.

I thought all comedy was stupid. I went to watch a friend do stand-up and I thought absolutely everyone was terrible.

The definition of comedy is 'unsafe space' - you can't control what people laugh at.

It sounds like a brag but I've got a separate room in my flat just for unread books; I don't let my read books touch my unread books.

The pancreas releases insulin to make you ready for fight or flight when you're scared. So if you don't fight or flight - if you stay onstage, telling jokes - then your body stores more fat in your tummy which makes you insulin resistant. All comedians have fat bellies, even if they exercise.

I wrote on my website that veganism isn't right for everyone and the first thing you have to consider is nutrition. I was saying that some use veganism as a form of eating disorder and that careful vegans replace what they cut out of their diet.

I'm always thinking about being inclusive in my sentences.

Comedy, surprisingly for a form that intends to bring joy and joviality, is always upsetting people. Jokes rely on broad strokes, stereotypes, caricatures, exaggerations and simplifications.

I honestly believe true happiness lies in lowered expectations. In opening the door to let the air in.