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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Gibsone

Daliso Chaponda: ‘I got pickpocketed before a Chris Rock gig but still laughed like a maniac’

Daliso Chaponda
Daliso Chaponda. Photograph: Steve Ullathorne

The funniest show I’ve ever seen …

I went to Chris Rock’s Total Blackout tour. On the way, myself and comedian Tony Vino got into an altercation with some “youths” – one of whom pickpocketed me. I didn’t think anything could make me laugh after that, but a few minutes into his set I was laughing like a maniac.

The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …

Dave Chappelle’s sketch about the blind KKK member who doesn’t know he’s black.

The funniest TV show …

I think 90s sitcoms were the funniest. In terms of consistency, they hit the bullseye over and over again. I think Friends has at least 75% funny episodes. Most sitcoms are maybe 60%.

The funniest person I know …

Sarah Millican is unacceptably hilarious. Also, her jokes don’t make sense. I can deconstruct most comedians’ jokes like an equation, but some of hers make you throw the pencil case aside and say: “That’s funny and I don’t know why.”

The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …

Homemade lasagne. The funny part was that it was a date and I owned one plate, one knife and one fork – so I told her to bring her own cutlery.

The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …

Big mushroom afro. Blame the Jackson 5! I would look longingly at students who had dreadlocks or patterns shaved into their heads and wish I could do the same. But nope. I was 0% rebel.

Daliso Chaponda plays Huddersfield, Saturday 6; Wolverhampton, Thursday 11; Hayes, Friday 12 October; touring to 22 November

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