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Lucy Porter
Independent on Sunday, The, Aug 5, 2007 by Interviews by Nicholas Barber
The cheerily foul-mouthed Lucy Porter crops up on 'Parsons and Naylor's Pull-Out Sections' and the 'Personality Test' on BBC radio, as well as 'Have I Got News For You' and 'Never Mind the Buzzcocks' on TV. She has also acted in 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest' in the West End, and written scripts for 'Anthea Turner Perfect Housewife'
What's the best thing about British comedy?
There's so much variety. At any comedy club you get solid punchline gagsmiths, you get whimsy, you get surrealism, you get improvisation, you get satire.
Who were your biggest influences?
Woody Allen and Caroline Aherne.
What effect is the internet having?
If I do a gig and mention I'm on MySpace, I get people searching you out and wanting to be my friend. It's a bit weird, but quite nice at the same time.
Which comedian do you tip for stardom?
Isy Suttie. She's very good. 'Lucy Porter's Love-In' is at the Pleasance, to 27 August
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