I always get nervous before a gig, so I look over my writing, trying not to fantasise about all the things that could go horribly wrong. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
Orange Is the New Black’ is the womanliest TV show that has ever existed. It doesn’t merely pass the Bechdel test, it gets all As and goes straight to Oxbridge, even though it’s only three years old. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
I didn’t watch TV in the 90s and early 00s. I was too busy trying to grow out a fringe and perm. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
When I was a child, I had an intense fear of going to prison. I wasn’t on the run or anything – my crimes were small and they were all against fashion. But I had nightmares about accidentally killing someone, or being falsely accused. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
When I was at university, I did essays on political theatre. And it was really frustrating that the ideas weren’t reaching the people they were talking about. Standup is the one place where you are talking to every level of society. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
I started comedy as a hobby, really, and it still doesn’t seem like a proper job. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
The Apollo seats 3,600 people: I could hear them making a huge noise for Milton Jones and Lee Mack. If the audience doesn’t make the same amount of noise for you, you feel like you’ve failed. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
Backstage at the Apollo isn’t a fun place to be. It’s a bit like a prison: small rooms filled with warm Diet Coke. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
I thought all comedy was stupid. I went to watch a friend do stand-up and I thought absolutely everyone was terrible. Sara Pascoe Read Quote
