The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen
Broad City. It was the first time I saw female characters allowed to be just funny: not having to facilitate plot, ask key questions, be a love interest; just be funny. One is an idiot, the other is more of an idiot, that’s it.
The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten
I had to eat spaghetti covered in egg and lettuce for an episode of Peep Show. I was sat next to David Mitchell, who had a lot of blue eyeshadow on which also made it uncomfortably funny. We filmed the one scene all day and I had to dig my nails into my hands to stop myself from corpsing.
The funniest standup I’ve ever seen
Harry Hill. I went to see him when I was 14 with my dad at the Watford Colosseum. He came on stage, kicked a toilet seat and said: “Is there another word for euphemism?” It was brilliant and I got a Stouffer to take home.
The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen
Two Soups by Victoria Wood. Everything about it, the timing, the walk, the unexplained blinking, the whack on the hearing aid, the near corpsing. I think that Julie Walters is a heroic talent; she disappears into her characters.
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had
Nancy Dell’Olio came to see my Edinburgh show, but clearly hadn’t been warned it mainly featured me dressed as a Moomin. Halfway through, she got up and said to her party, “I’m bored, let’s get champagne”, and left the venue.
The funniest person I know
It’s probably still my brother; no one can make me laugh as quickly as he can. I’m sure he’s the reason I do comedy: he used to tease me mercilessly and then encourage me to work on my comebacks.
The funniest item of clothing I’ve ever owned
I have a dress covered in 800 tampons for a documentary I did on period poverty for The Last Leg. It looks like a 1920s flapper dress until you get close and see it’s actually 800 tampons swinging away.
Cariad Lloyd hosts BBC Radio 4’s Comedy of the Week podcast, available now
