Amy Hoggart

By and large, I think that comics work seriously hard. Many have other jobs as well, plus you never really switch off,…

— Amy Hoggart

The thing with cancer is that it's usually the chemo rather than the disease itself that makes the patient feel so ill,…

— Amy Hoggart

I normally feel relief that I didn't die onstage or forget all my lines. Then I start remembering that I have to…

— Amy Hoggart

My father, Simon Hoggart, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2010. By this point, it had spread to his spleen and…

— Amy Hoggart

Dad's cancer experience included periods of relatively good health as well as bouts of hospitalisation as he coursed his way through a…

— Amy Hoggart

I'm more influenced by characters than standups. I love strong, comic women, because it's so hard and I have so much respect…

— Amy Hoggart

I've never been heckled. I think because I look too small and vulnerable. Sometimes I look out into the audience and see…

— Amy Hoggart

I'm more influenced by characters than standups. I love strong, comic women because it's so hard, and I have so much respect…

— Amy Hoggart

I do love live performing, but I'm not a stand-up naturally, and I don't like the lifestyle of working just in the…

— Amy Hoggart

I was trying to be a clinical psychologist for years. But I kept getting stuck in comedy.

— Amy Hoggart

I do love live performing, but I'm not a stand-up naturally, and I don't like the lifestyle of working just in the…

— Amy Hoggart

It's kind of a camaraderie in the comedy community, people are kind of proud of how badly they go down sometimes, and…

— Amy Hoggart

If you like quick put-downs and aggressive interactions with the audience, you will probably not enjoy the rambles of an unusual character…

— Amy Hoggart