I don't know how much fun you'd have on a drama." Life is messy, and it’s on the edge, but what’s uncomfortable and confusing is often funny. "Having launched on Sky Atlantic last month, Davis fans will already be up to speed with Sally4Ever, which she has written and directed. Not that you're expecting a woman who would pole dance at a coffee morning like Jill, or shovel sweets under a child's pillow at bed time to get rid of them, like Emma, but still..."I do understand because I'm guilty of it as well, where you watch someone play a character and you think they're going to be like that," she says. There are definitely times where you say something and you just think, ‘Oh God actually that’s horrible,’ but it’s better to explore it and have a go.”There’s a difference, I suggest, between pushing the boundaries, and being offensive for the sake of it. "She says dealing with life's ups and downs through comedy "is what I've always tried to do… but everyone's got different ways of managing the chaos of life".With so much silliness under her belt, or Jill's chaps, would she ever consider anything serious? I like exploring extreme ideas, I suppose. I just lost both my parents to cancer, so I do know…"It's trying to take really scary things and… making light of them. CONTACT. So how does she describe her work, if not dark?
"In the era of outrage, does Davis think more carefully now about the subjects she tackles through her comedy? the same level of attention, but we have preserved this area in the interests of open debate. Days into their relationship, Emma gets a key cut to Sally’s home and then redecorates. Her comedy credits include Sally4Ever, Hunderby, Big Train, Gavin & Stacey and Nighty Night. {{#sender.isSelf}} try again, the name must be uniquePlease to your comment. She is known for writing and starring in the BBC Three comedy Nighty Night (2004–2005) and the comedies Hunderby (2012–2015) and Camping (2016), which she also directed. “I definitely would never have any interest in that.” Still, she adds, “I’m sure it’ll offend some people. I think in the same way people often think everyone who does comedy is going to be funny. "I think I prefer to play strong people who don't really give a sh*t. I think there's something really fun about that which is not really how I live. try again, the name must be unique For going outside, the agency with the information that embarrassed the DHS, You can also choose to be emailed when someone replies She sort of infiltrates Sally’s life.” That’s something of an understatement. "Davis's particular brand of comedy has something of a cult following. Please “I love it,” lies Sally, barely choking back tears. "Obviously, I hope that's not true at all. "There is, it has to be said, a certain similarity to the roles Davis plays.She does narcissism, ignorance and an obsession with sex very well - but it is immediately apparent there are no similarities with their creator. And I think being directed by a woman probably helped. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts It certainly isn't that I find MS or cancer funny. The first two episodes certainly stay true to Davis’s provocative sense of humour – complete with two deaths, several comically lurid sexual escapades (one involving a bloody tampon being removed and thrown onto a white wedding dress), and a scene in which Emma invents both a friend and a car accident to get Sally’s attention. Davis is in a relationship with Julian Barratt, of The Mighty Boosh, who also appears in Sally4EverJulia Davis writes, directs and stars as Emma in Sally4Ever I certainly don't want something too predictable. I think playing with that is really refreshing. There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts There's Nighty Night's Jill, a woman counting down the days to her husband's death, who will do anything to seduce her married neighbour - never mind his wife, who has MS.Then there's shallow nymphomaniac Fay, in Camping, and evil, obsessive housekeeper Dorothy, in Hunderby.In new show Sally4Ever, she has created yet another monster in the socially tone deaf Emma, a singer/ actress/ musician/ poet/ author who seduces the titular Sally.She cajoles her into leaving her fiance, trying to take his house, and lots of sex in inappropriate places (said ex's mother's house in the immediate aftermath of his father's untimely death, as she sleeps across the landing, being one of them).So when you ask Julia Davis if there are any aspects of herself in her characters - which is she most like, if she "God…" she exclaims, before silence. Nobody really knows what they’re doing most of the time.”Enter your email to follow new comments on this article.Are you sure you want to mark this comment as inappropriate?Want to discuss real-world problems, be involved in the most engaging discussions and hear from the journalists? The existing Open Comments threads will continue to exist for those who do not subscribe to Davis as narcissistic sociopath Jill in hit series ‘Nighty Night’Sally4Ever: Julia Davis and Mark Gatiss on their provocative new comedy seriesEmail already exists. Joel Porter - Producer - Dot Dot Dot Productions - joel@dotdotdot.productions . It allows our most engaged readers to debate the big issues, share their own experiences, discuss “Shabby chic,” she says, proudly. "Fans of Davis's work might be surprised by her in real life. There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts