And she spared us a bit of time to have a chat about it… Is that a perception youre battling?

I dont think shed heard anything like that before…

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Maybe she needed to!

[laughs]

I dont think I battle it, I think battle is quite a strong word.

I think people who see me on the telly, I dont think my gig is massively different.

Its ruder, and theres more swearing in it, but its live.

But there are restrictions when youre on the telly.

Im not trying to rude it up for live.

I just have to restrict myself on the telly.

Ive always been pretty rude!

And I check that that the quotes on the poster say its going to be a bit rude.

But I think people are generally fine that its ruder than it is on the telly!

I really liked how much you put over to what the audience has to say.

Did you constantly get such a strong reaction?

Yeah, most nights.

I think theres something about how you play the room.

I think I do always get a good response, because Ive set it up.

Ive also let people know that theres nothing mean happening.

Its not what Im like as a person either.

Its also helpful, though, to have the room really dark.

So the audience is quite anonymous.

Its different for the DVD, because you have to light it up more.

It depends on the area.

There are responses that always come out.

But then there are proper curveballs, and theyre my favourite ones.

Then, I have to react on the spot.

If Ive had answers before, there are various responses it’s possible for you to pick from.

But a proper curveball?

Thats awesome, its proper terrifying.

Anything could happen, I have no idea how Im going to react.

Its my favourite part of the show.

When you doing over 100 dates, thats a lot of the same material.

These are the bits that are different for me, too.

Its the same when youre doing comedy on the circuit.

I think it does depend on the venue, too.

A room above the pub will be a bit more raucous than a theatre.

How heavily involved are you in choosing the rooms you play, then?

There seem to be limits on them?

The rooms are bigger than the rooms on the last tour, and I think Im quite cautious.

Im never going to put myself in a room that I dont think I can sell.

But its still quite terrifying.

Are you a curtain peeker?

Do you take a look at the crowd five minutes before?

No, because I know how many people are going to be in the room already!

Im well aware of which ones are sold out.

I dont peek and see oh, there are only four people in.

Id know before I set foot in the building!

Its staggering the speed that the new tour seems to have sold out for you.

Im quite analytical, and I guess not all comics do this.

Some will leave this to their managers.

Im fascinated by it, and I like to know.

I like to know how well theyre selling.

I dont believe in sticking your head in the sand.

Is it time to add an extra date on, for instance?

I never want too many dates at first.

Lets add another date.

Youve not given yourself an awful lot of time between your two tours.

[Laughs] I love doing the shows, and it was great.

Because I dont like to try out new material while Im on tour.

I like to save it, so its fresh.

I was surprised at how well the gig transferred to the DVD.

Because usually I dont think its that comfortable a fit.

How involved are you in tightening?

You want them to feel that they were in there.

I just want it to be as good, and as long as possible.

Finally, I went on the Amazon page for your DVD as well.

[Laughs] Oh, my fans have eclectic tastes!

Sarah Millican, thank you very much!