Editing Julia Davis (section)

== Influences and reviews ==
Davis cites [[Julie Walters]] as giving her the confidence to pursue a career in comedy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=AnOther|date=2016-03-07|title=The Full Interview: Björk and Julia Davis|url=https://www.anothermag.com/fashion-beauty/8449/the-full-interview-bjork-and-julia-davis|access-date=2021-11-07|website=AnOther|language=en}}</ref>

Discussing her influences for the character of Jill in ''Nighty Night'', Davis told ''[[The Guardian]]'' that "Most of Jill is an amalgam of women I've seen or worked with in the West Country".<ref name="theguardian/2004/dec/17" />

In her book ''Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy'' (2024) Laura Minor, lecturer in television studies at [[University of Salford]], notes that Davis is known for creating boundary-pushing [[black comedy]] that centres female anti-hero characters.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Reclaiming Female Authorship in Contemporary UK Television Comedy |url=https://edinburghuniversitypress.com/book-reclaiming-female-authorship-in-contemporary-uk-television-comedy.html#:~:text=This%20book%20explores%20female%20authorship,centric%20and%20female-created%20comedy. |access-date=2024-09-01 |website=Edinburgh University Press Books |language=en}}</ref>