My father, Simon Hoggart, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in June 2010. By this point, it had spread to his spleen and metastasised in his lungs and so was pronounced terminal. – 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 pity in their eyes, so I guess those people may be the ones who would shout something out if they didn’t feel so sorry for me. – 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, particularly at the start. – 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 do it again sometime, and it’ll probably not go as well. – 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 variety of different chemotherapy treatments. – 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 evenings at clubs and stuff – not a natural gig-er. – Amy Hoggart
I was trying to be a clinical psychologist for years. But I kept getting stuck in comedy. – Amy Hoggart
By and large, I think that comics work seriously hard. Many have other jobs as well, plus you never really switch off, so you’re always working. – 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 for anyone who can do it. I’m a big fan of Tina Fey and Amy Poehler and people like that. – 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 act making jokes about cats for an hour. – Amy Hoggart
