Amy Hoggart Quotes

Amy Hoggart — British Comedian born on April 14, 1986,

Amy Hoggart is a British stand-up comedian and actress, best known for starring in Almost Royal, a new faux-reality show on BBC America. She portrays a low-ranking heir to the British throne, Poppy Carlton. Hoggart attended Cambridge University and was a member of the Footlights, whilst reading English... (wikipedia)

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.

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.

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.

I was trying to be a clinical psychologist for years. But I kept getting stuck in comedy.

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.