“I’VE just finished cleaning the washing machine soap drawer,” Lucy Porter announces cheerfully to confirm she is indeed free to commence the interview.

Since the gift of motherhood was bestowed on her, four and again three years ago, the comedian’s life has been hurled in a more domesticated direction. It certainly has been a learning curve and a period of adjustments.

She now works to a child-friendly schedule and touring means choosing venues close enough to her London home to make each gig commutable in a day. Any further and it has to be turned into a family weekend away.

Through the joyous upheaval, stand-up has been her anchor to the nappy-free world of grown-ups and a way to focus on herself, hence her latest show’s title Me Time.

“With two children, the only time I feel relaxed and entirely at ease is on stage, in front of an entire room of people who have to listen to me,” she quips. “I used to get a bit nervous about doing stand-up but now it’s a blessed relief to go to work. As much as you love your children there are times when going to work feels like being released from prison.

“This is a good time for me. My children are three and four and this is the last year before the oldest goes to school so I’m making the most of it. Or I get the audience to cover the fine for taking my children away from school.”

Despite this talk of the hazards of motherhood, do not expect a show replete with by-the-minute accounts of her bundles of joy’s slapdash foray into this crazy adventure we call life.

Me Time will deliver the same wacky humour which has propelled Lucy Porter onto the comedy scene. An account of how she single-handedly defeated community in Russia, an exploration of why she would have come into her own as a Victorian or old glam Hollywood star are some of the highlights in store.

“I touch on motherhood but my general outlook hasn’t changed. The children have a more subtle influence on my material. What parenthood has done is made me less self-obsessed and there’s more outward looking material.

“What the whole show builds towards is a story about how I destroyed the political system of the USSR. It’s a story about how I lost my faith in politics. Just have a bit of a moan really.”

But do not expect a strongly-worded lecture or, for that matter, firm opinions.

“There are no taboos in my shows. There is nothing I would not tackle but I just don’t have very strong opinions or a very interesting life. The older I get the more confused and indecisive I become.”

What you can look forward to, however, is some whimsy and straight out bonkers diversion. The former aspiring journalist is a born entertainer with a penchant for a grandiose entrance and conspicuous exit. She has been known to roll onto the stage atop a washing machine and crowd-surf back to her dressing room.

“The first night of my tour was in Kettering and I ended up making a song about Kettering with three verses and a chorus. I got carried away.

“I’ve also been carried off stage by audience members pretending to be an elephant procession. There is very little I’ve not done in the name of entertainment.”

Swindon has been a fixture on her touring route and it will be Lucy’s fifth (perhaps even sixth, her memory is playing tricks on her) performance at the Arts Centre. And she is keen to reward any spectator who has attended every single one of her Swindon gigs so far.

“We’re getting to the point that, if I was a coffee shop, you would be getting a free cup of coffee. So if you’ve been to all my shows in Swindon you should email me via my website and you’ll get a prize. Maybe. I’ll reserve a special throne.

“I think that maybe, when I’ve played Swindon 10 times, I’ll retire. That will be my pinnacle.”

Let us hope she holds off on the retirement plans for now.

To claim your free throne (or possibly a chocolate bar, depending on the means available), visit www.lucyporter.co.uk.

Lucy Porter will be at the Arts Centre on Thursday, March 5 at 8pm.

Tickets cost £15. To book go to swindontheatres.co.uk or call 01793 524481.