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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Gibsone

Diane Chorley: ‘I had a beehive once, I looked like a Wotsit’

Diane Chorley
The duchess… Diane Chorley. Photograph: Mike Owen

The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …

John Kearns doing an unfinished joke about hiding in a moon crater waiting for Richard Branson.

The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …

Róisín and Chiara with a mouth full of massive marshmallows speaking all posh and saying how Bath is a beautiful cathedral city.

The funniest book I’ve ever read …

Ross Kemp on Gangs (hardback). I don’t know who did his research, but I don’t even get a mention.

The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen …

Tash and Ellie’s new show on the BBC is so funny I forgave them for trying to steal my purse at a festival.

The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …

I went to a pop-up artisan restaurant in Dagenham called Nappy Rash and they gave me a vanilla yoghurt in a Sudocrem pot.

The funniest person I know …

Jack Rooke is a bloody good laugh, even though he keeps saying I’m his mum.

The funniest item of clothing I’ve owned …

Someone gave me an open-toe Ugg boot for Christmas last year.

The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …

I had a beehive once. I looked like a cross between a Beefeater and a Wotsit.

The funniest dream I’ve ever had …

I dreamed I was in that cartoon Garfield, but the cat had the face and singing voice of Mick Hucknall of Simply Red.

Diane Chorley plays Assembly George Square Studios, Edinburgh, 1 to 25 August

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