The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …
I am blind, and I once walked into the undertaker’s believing it to be the barber’s next door. The undertaker asked if he could help me, and I asked him if he had many waiting at the moment.
The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
Eddie Izzard’s Definite Article. I bought this on video from Woolworths having no idea who Eddie Izzard was, for no other reason than you could feel his top was furry on the front of the case. The show blew my socks off. I’d never seen anything like it before.
The funniest TV show I’ve ever watched …
Football manager Steve McClaren doing his best Dutch accent, so that the good people of Holland might understand his English a little better. It wosh shuperb.
The funniest film I’ve ever seen …
I just love Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. It’s got everything: great comedy, a lot of heart – and those aren’t pillows!
The funniest sketch …
I find it so hard to pick anything other than the Python Argument Clinic, but I’ve told you about that before. Yes I have.
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …
I walked on stage once, and as soon as I mentioned that I was blind, somebody shouted out: “We’re behind you.” Hilarious.
The funniest word …
Well that would have to be “Hippopotomonstro-sesquippedaliophobia”. It’s the name for a fear of long words. What total arsehole came up with that?
Chris McCausland plays London, Saturday 25; Bordon, Thursday 30; Gloucester, Friday 31 May; touring to 15 June
