The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
Rose Matafeo’s Horndog, on iPlayer, is the best I’ve seen. There’s the material for two shows in there, delivered at breakneck speed.
The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …
The Burgundy Loaf sketch from Mr Show. It’s so deeply stupid. In a way, how dare they?
The funniest book I’ve ever read …
I love The First Bad Man by Miranda July. All the characters are hugely flawed, but it’s never mean or judgmental.
The funniest film I’ve ever seen …
I cry-laugh at any Laurel and Hardy film. No one I know enjoys them, which kills me.
The funniest person I know …
Jamie and Tash Demetriou are unbelievably funny. You listen to them in awe and forget to speak.
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …
I’ve never been heckled. They can tell it would destroy me. Noisy crowds go quiet – they can’t bring themselves to do it.
The funniest item of clothing I’ve ever owned …
My dad got into the corporate leisurewear business. He gave me a few zip-up navy fleeces, retail price about 20p. I thought they looked all right but they didn’t.
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
I’d go to a very old-school barber’s for much of my early 20s. I was the youngest there by 30 years every time. The word “gentleman” was written all over the place: it felt right. The results were shocking.
The funniest dream I’ve ever had …
None of my dreams are very funny, they’re all awful. What an indignity to have to get through the challenges of the day and have eight hours of horror waiting for you at night.
The funniest number
Zero, I’d say. I like calling zero “goose egg”. I watched an interview with Sly Stallone where someone asked how he rated his last film and he said: “Goose egg, baby.”
Al Roberts appears in Starstruck, Mon, 10.45pm, BBC One, with the box set available on BBC Three
