Fiona Allen talks about her search for a hobby, who she finds funny and what the naysayers had to say about her move from sketch comedy to stand-up (Picture: Getty/Rex)

Best known for Channel 4 comedy sketch show Smack The Pony, as well as turns in EastEnders and Coronation Street, Fiona Allen is preparing to do her first solo comedy show at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, aged 58. She talks about the terrifying transition from telly to stand-up, who she finds funny and how her attempts at mid-life hobbies failed…