"My dad worked for British Airways and we lived in Sydney when I was growing up. I went to Queenwood, which is apparently very posh thanks British Airways. I have really, really happy memories of that time. But I picked up an Australian accent and my family really teased me about it. It took me quite a long time to get rid of it."
"Michael came to stay with me. He had a list of things he wanted to do. I took him to the Science Museum and we saw the early steam engines. He was very excited by that. I don't know why we went to Clapham Junction but we did and he was excited by that. We went round lots of cheese shops. Ben [Miller] took him to Aardman, which he loved."
"What do people approach you about most: Smack the Pony, Bridget Jones, Alan Partridge or shoving cake into Alex Horne's armpits? I profile them as they come up. If it's a man about my age, it would normally be Alan Partridge. If it's a man in his 30s, it might be Taskmaster or Veep. If it's a woman, it's harder to tell."
The speaker describes how audiences link her to different comedy shows depending on a person's age and gender, noting revivals and family viewing trends. She recounts growing up in Sydney while her father worked for British Airways, attending Queenwood, and developing an Australian accent that her family teased her about before she lost it. She mentions a period of facility with accents except for Australian. She also details hosting Michael Theo during filming of a second season of Austin, showing him museums, Clapham Junction, cheese shops, Aardman, and an offered Tower of London tour that he unexpectedly disliked.
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