The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen
Morecambe and Wise with André Previn. Perfection. Closely followed by [Abbott and Costello’s] Who’s on First?.
The funniest book I’ve ever read
Who on Earth Is Tom Baker? I’m not a sci-fi fan and have no passion for Doctor Who but he’s got a lovely turn of phrase.
The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen
I don’t know the name of the show, but it was Noel Edmonds having a series of Broadcast News moments on a Sky1 show a few years ago. It featured a huge segment about a local council banning ice-cream vans from the chiming that they made because they believed a two-paragraph story in the Sun, which turned out to be completely untrue. It must have been too expensive to pull, so it stayed in and ended with Noel doing righteous indignation down the lens about something everyone knew wasn’t real.
The funniest film I’ve ever seen
The funniest person I know
Carl Cooper. He used to be an ice-cream man. He’s now a writer and producer.
The funniest item of clothing I’ve ever owned
A monochrome green T-shirt. Not funny in and of itself, but in a green-screen TV studio …
The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten
Nicholas Parsons explaining the intricacies of life on a cruise ship after a recording of Just a Minute made for a memorable dinner.
The funniest number
I’m not sure there is a funniest number. But 5318008 has made a lot of seven-year-olds giggle so I guess it deserves some credit.
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard
Mrs Merton: “What first attracted you to the millionaire Paul Daniels?” I was in the room when Caroline Aherne first suggested it as a line for the show, and I think we all knew that she’d just struck gold.
Dave Gorman’s TV series Modern Life Is Goodish continues 19 December, 10pm, Dave; his upcoming tour With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint runs from 6 September to 25 November
