You won this year’s New Act of the Year Award at the Barbican in London.

It was crazy.  I think all the other comics were thinking – who’s this guy?  Also I totally fucked up my opening jokes so it was a miracle I got back on track.  But personally I don’t like a comic who’s too polished. It feels a bit phoned in.

Do you find working in the UK very different to your experience of American performances?
Just that the opening few minutes I find in the UK, the audience is always trying to place me.  Is he American?  Canadian?  But he seems to know about the UK?  What’s going on?  Now I’ve been in London so long my accent is all fucked up so when I go back to the US I get the same thing.

What will you be up to during this festival?
Working my ass off trying to get some management.

Are there any things you particularly like or dislike about Edinburgh?
The food and the weather are terrible but the people are cool.  I like Leith.

What makes you laugh?
A pretty fat girl.  Like Adele.  If ever I’m at a party, I try to find the pretty fat girl to hang out with because they’re always hilarious.  If there are no pretty ones, just give me a fat girl and I’m happy.  But as soon as I find someone to flirt with it’s bye bye fatty.

Do you have any particular heroes, comedic or otherwise?
I’m not a big one for heroes but I’m definitely inpsired by certain people – famous, non-famous and infamous.  Dave Allen, Joan Rivers, Paul Lynde, Tracey Ullman, Marc Wootton, Julia Davis are all comedic inspirations.  Also my friends are hilarious.  I’m constantly stealing their jokes and telling them onstage.

As co-host of “Scott Capurro’s Position”, what has been your favourite experience with an interviewee?
We’ve had so many great guests on the show. Christopher Biggins was a riot and very gossipy.  Britt Ekland had a great sense of humour about herself.  Mel C too.  And Claudia Winkleman.  Brian Paddick not so much.  He’s so boring it’s unreal.  But I get this from a lot of Liberal Democrats.  A bunch of sanctimonious bores.  No sense of humour, no style.  That’s Brian Paddick all over.  But what can you expect – he was a cop!  Gay police ought to be ashamed of themselves.  They have no right calling themselves gay.  Gay police, gay marriage and John Barrowman will be the ruination of anything good, fun or sexy about being gay.  Fuck gay police.

What do you do to relax?
The real question is – who do I do to relax?  Let’s just say it’s been months since I’ve relaxed.  I need to relax all night long!

Do you have any regrets?
Of course I do.  Anyone who’s an adult has regrets.  It’s only the super-rich, the super young and Oprah who can afford to have no regrets.  I’ve got plenty of regrets – the one that got away, the one I should have let go, the wasted time and money, the gig I blew, the friendships I took for granted, stealing some shag’s shirt.  I don’t dwell on them but occasionally I get a text from one of them.  I read it and remember that shirt still hanging in my closet.  Uggh.
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