The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
When I saw Hans Teeuwen in 2009 I had never seen anything like him. He spent five minutes telling an invisible dog to sit and fed a Mars Bar to a sock.
The funniest book I’ve ever read …
The Timewaster Letters, The Incomplete Tim Key and This Is Going to Hurt.
The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen …
I’ll go for Parks and Rec because Li’l Sebastian is the greatest comic creation of this or any other century. The idea of an entire town completely obsessed with a miniature horse is so funny.
The funniest person I know …
Probably my friend from home Harry Hand; his name is Harry Hand, so straight off the bat we’re laughing. He’s the person I know who’s most unapologetically himself, to the detriment of all relationships except ours.
The funniest item of clothing I’ve ever owned …
From my time in the sketch group Beasts I’ve got a black leather bondage dog costume. It’s so expensive it feels weird to throw it away but what occasion am I keeping it for?
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
When I was 12 I brought a photo of Joey from Friends into a barber’s and said I wanted to look like that. The barber shaved all my hair off apart from a tuft of fringe at the front.
The funniest word …
Worm. Calling someone a “little worm” is my favourite insult.
Ciarán Dowd: Padre Rodolfo is at Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh, to 25 August
