InTheNameOfTheMoon

Thank you for doing this AMAA. As an American, I find this extremely interesting and a have several questions:

1) On average, how many people were on staff at the estate?

2) Did the family, the younger generation in particular, tend to only socialize with people of the same "class" or did they* have friends who were "average?" For instance, did one of the children in university ever bring home a friend or SO from a working class family? If so, did those friendships/relationships with poorer people ever seem forced and/or was there ever a "gold digger" type situation?

3) Was the staff fiercely protective of the family or did staff like to spread gossip among themselves and people outside the estate?

4) Would you say that your family was well-liked by the community? Why or why not?

Sorry for all of the questions.

*Edit: "they" used to say "that"

First of all, I'd like to say that I love you, but in the "I'm American and use the term frivolously in association with things that give me pleasure" kind of way. Now questions:

1) Part of the charm of your comedy, for me at least, is that it feels very stream of consciousness. How much of what you say in your stand-up routines is planned and how much of it spur of the moment? Have you ever gone on stage with the thought, "Hmmm...Tonight I want to talk about the Roman Empire. Let's see where that goes?"

2) Your comedy has a lot of great one-liners that are very quotable and popular ("Cake or death," "Do you have a flag?" "Yes, I am your wife, and I fucked her," etc.). In a similar vein to my previous question, are any of these famous lines from your stand-up routines the product of on the spot, spontaneous genius that make you think "Man, I just pulled that out of my ass" whenever you hear it quoted? If so, which one(s)?

3) Got any book recommendations?

Thank you for doing this AMA!