The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
I went to see Megan Stalter recently with Cole Escola opening. They were both incredible. It was my first gig since before the pandemic and I felt almost high in the middle of all that collective laughter again.
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …
I only ever did standup in character as someone socially awkward. I realise now audiences felt sorry for me because they realised that I was playing an exaggeration of myself. Once I thought I was getting heckled, but they were actually calling out encouragement in a parental tone.
The funniest item of clothing I’ve ever owned …
My granny once bought me a multipack of thermal knickers from M&S with the word “ACTIVE” in huge letters across the crotch.
The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …
I panicked and threw soft tofu in a stew with herbs, wine and cheese at the start of the pandemic. I won’t throw food away, so I gobbled it all up. It looked like bodily fluids, like I could get pregnant from eating it.
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
My mum cut my hair in the pandemic. One side was 6cm shorter than the other. I had to do a self-tape after and so I evened out the lengths by doing a really low side-parting on the longer side, nearly level with my ear.
The funniest dream I’ve ever had …
I have recurring nudity dreams. Once, in a stressful writing room, I was dreaming each night about coming to work without bottoms on.
The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …
On the day of my mum’s 60th birthday party, our kitten got an infection and we kept finding tiny poos all over the house. Under the rug, behind the sofa, on a chair. Mum was telling the cat off through her tears, begging her to stop. The kitten was making eye contact with her while doing another poo.
The funniest word …
“Squidgy”.
Amy Hoggart is @amy_hoggart on Twitter and @amyhoggart on Instagram
