It is a her.
Basically, the BBC launched a Northern Comedy Unit and invited lots of Manchester standups to network and find out how to submit stuff - this is where things like "Ideal" came from. On the panel were Graham Linehan (Father Ted), John Lloyd (producer of loads of stuff), Fred Barron (creator of My Family, producer for Seinfeld and Larry Sanders Show) and Susan Nickson, writer/creator of Two Pints.
Anyway, there is a big talk about comedy, Barron and Linehan chatting about sitcom writing and stuff. Nickson is largely quiet but tends to chip in and try to be funny and fails. They show a clip from Father Ted - Dougal in a crypt, I think - and the audience is laughing along. Linehan explains his motivations for writing the scene wanting to mix both comedy and sympathy in a dark place.
Barron has a clip from My Family - now I know it isn't everyones cup of tea but he explains that the writing process is deliberatly very American, the scene in question is similar to many US sitcoms and so on. Lots of applause.
Nicksons clip has Will Mellor in his pants. "I wrote that scene because I had done three series and wanted to see Will Mellor in his pants!"
The room is quiet for a moment. A voice from the audience - "Thats all well and good, we just don't get the BBC to fund it, that's all."