I was a chronically shy child. That kernel of my younger self is still there, but I've developed mechanisms to deal with it.
British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again to American comedy.
It's a wonderful side effect of what we're doing, to give someone the strength to come out of the closet to their family, or simply present themselves aesthetically in a way they feel happy with, whether or not their friends are going to be allowed to like them anymore.