New York: the only city where people make radio requests like "This is for Tina - I'm sorry I stabbed you

She reminds me of Roseanne before she was discovered. Darlene has that same clear point of view and a very dry, take-charge kind of attitude.

When I went to New York to try and make it, I never thought it wouldn't happen.

I do the 'New York Times' crossword puzzle every morning to keep the old grey matter ticking.

Obviously, at this age, I've lost people in my life. But with a parent, it's just different. I was very attached to my father and had this naive little-girl notion that he'd always be around. So I'm finding acceptance of my father's death is the hardest thing to accept.

There were very few women comics when I started out doing stand-up. But I always saw that as a great advantage.