That's all for today
Thanks to Harry for taking questions on everything from Simpsons to Spinal Tap to Trump. As he mentions, he’ll be at King’s Place on 8 December for the charity event Christmas Without Tears.
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George White asks
Is it true, Harry you did voiceovers for Monty Python?
Guardian contributor Nope, I was around at the time b/c I was friends with Mr. Gilliam, but I don't think I ever did any v.o.
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cantthinkofagoodname asks:
Are there any former writers on the Simpsons you would like to work with again? Eg Conan O’Brien wrote the excellent monorail episode.
Guardian contributor John Schwarzwelder. He wrote many of the best episodes, and he's not around any more.
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UncleZippy asks:
Any chance of more of the wonderful Nixon’s The One? Given Trump’s victory, it seems more relevant than ever to remember the last fragile ego in the White House.
Guardian contributor Thank you, and yes, I'm planning a new little Nixon series--not "Little Nixon"--based on a recently released series of tapes with him and Kissinger. Not funny this time, very dark and chilling and apropos of our era of perpetual war.
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TheKernel asks:
Firstly, I must have watched Spinal Tap 200 times, so you’re probably due some extra royalties from me.
It’s a given that you’re a master with voices, but it took me about 10 years to seriously believe that you and the boys were from the US, not Squatney. So, the boring question is, when you’re researching a character or role, what kind of research and practice regimen do you engage with?
Guardian contributor It depends. So many of the characters I play are people that have inhabited my mind for a while before I've been able to tackle them, so there's already a lot of them inside. But I do make a fairly close study of technical things like, if they're real people, how they hold and user their mouth in speaking and how their body works.
cubaboy asks:
Did you star in The Greasy Strangler as a hot dog vendor? I looked up IMDb, but could find no mention of you in the film. If not you’ve got a doppelgänger.
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ChadSudan asks:
Loved the sketches you wrote/performed for Saturday Night Live in 1979-80! (And I remember catching Spinal Tap’s debut on The TV Show with Rob Reiner.) Which of those sketches do you look back on most fondly?
Guardian contributor Actually, a sketch from my second time at SNL, Men's Synchronized Swimming. From the TV Show, probably "The Trial of Adolf Hitler," with Rob playing Hitler.
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dylabolical asks:
Loved you on WTF With Marc Maron. Any chance of an autobiography coming along?
Guardian contributor Yes. Writing it now. Not right now, I'm writing THIS right now, but later right now.
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SonnyDay asks:
Are there any animated shows you would love to work on? I know that you previously did work for Family Guy. Are you still permitted to do work for “rival” animated shows under your new contract for The Simpsons?
Guardian contributor I never did work for Family Guy. For me, one animated show, that just happens to be the longest-running entertainment show in US television, is enough.
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Myles Gaby asks:
What is your least favourite Simpsons episode?
Guardian contributor Season 12, when Seymour Skinner was allegedly unmasked as Armin Tamzarian.
Guardian contributor It seemed to deny 12 years of accumulated knowledge about the character , and to sort of negate the audience's investment in that knowledge.
DaveCook asks:
You are a master voiceover artist. When did you first realise you were good at a wide range of voices, and what is your method for coming up with voices for characters?
Guardian contributor I played around wtih characters as a kid, when they all came out sounding like my kid voice. Looking back, I realized that I was training my ear long before I could actually recreate those sounds vocally.
traleebob asks:
If you were US president for one day, what single law would you introduce?
Guardian contributor Seriously, an amendment to the 14th Amendment, specifying that the rights guaranteed therein inhere in "natural" persons, not legal fiction persons.
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ashenfacedsupremo asks:
According to this Guardian article, you are suing Vivendi over the profits from This Is Spinal Tap. Could you sum up the nub of your grievance? It does sound like life imitating Tap. And will there ever be a That Was Spinal Tap reunion movie?
Guardian contributor As I stated in a video on YouTube when the suit was filed, Chris, Michael, Rob and I were partners in the film, and we deferred much of our salaries in return for which we were supposed to be paid a share of the film's profits. "Hollywood accounting" then took over.
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gretzkyfan asks
How’s your synchronised swimming these days?
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Favourite Simpsons guest star? Michael Jackson
Jozef Brodala asks:
Who has been the most fun guest star to work with on The Simpsons?
Guardian contributor For me, Michael Jackson. Just kinda...weird. I know that's hard to believe. E.g., we were doing the final readthrough before recording, he read all his spoken lines, then when it came to the version of "Ben" his character was supposed to sing, he sat silent and nodded across the table. Suddenly a white guy started singing the lyrics, in an MJ-like voice. I whispered to Yeardley, "I guess we paid enough for the talking Michael Jacikson, not for the singing Michael Jackson."
Boojay asks:
If I had your job, every morning I’d wake up and run around the neighbourhood like a bald man who’s just discovered Dimoxinil. Is this how you feel?
Guardian contributor Yes, except the part about running around the neighbourhood. I don't even spell it like that.
DaveyBoy72 asks:
Why the choice of a Shrewsbury shirt for Derek Smalls? Weren’t they all from the East London?
Guardian contributor I was visiting London before we shot the film, and Elton John had just bought a Premier League team. I thought Derek would fancy that notion, but couldn't afford a Premier League team, so I looked for a shirt from a lesser division.
Megamopp asks:
How did you get involved with The Simpsons? Were you an experienced voice actor beforehand? Did you have to audition for each of your many individual voice roles within the Simpsons? PS: last year, me and a few friends from Northern Ireland visited Stonehenge and blasted out Spinal Tap’s Stonehenge at 11 so fellow visitors could not only appreciate ancient history but also rock out. They loved it!
Guardian contributor I did not audition. Matt was a fan of my radio show, and his partner Sam Simon called me a couple of times to talk me into doing the show.
George Schorn asks:
What do you think Richard Nixon’s ghost will say to Donald Trump on Trump’s first night in the White House?
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Jft9675 asks:
I’m very suspicious of anything created by News Corporation subsidies, as Murdoch has a political agenda and too much influence. Should this stop me from watching The Simpsons? I have heard they give a rough time to leaders of all political colours, have you found that to be true and balanced?
Guardian contributor The Simpsons has enjoyed remarkably little influence from any part of Fox, political or comedic. My personal view is that Murdoch is political only in the sense that he cares very much about power. He did, I believe, support Hillary Clinton for US Senator from NY.
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Borucs asks:
Did Rob Reiner really pass on a starring band member role in Spinal Tap because you told him he “didn’t look good in spandex”?
Guardian contributor No, we didn't tell him that. But he didn't play an instrument.
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Kristina Wilde asks:
Your voice is arguably your most valuable work tool. How do you look after it? Any special rituals before going in to do a voiceover?
Guardian contributor My wife, the fabulous singer Judith Owen, taught me the vocal warmup exercises done religiously by her dad, who was an opera singer. I do them first thing before using my voice for anything, even just been interviewed. She also introduced me to a miracle elixir for reviving a tired voice, organic apple cider vinegar, honey, and hot water. You can, if you like, add lemon and garlic to that mixture.
Jacck Caramac asks:
Was your character in A Mighty Wind based on any folk musician in particular, or did he evolve from a different area?
Guardian contributor Not a specific guy, just based on the specific beard. I believe it has a Brtiish name, alluding to the town where they used to hang people a lot. The beard was supposedly a nastily comic reference to the noose.
Postscript: since the webchat, Harry has emailed to say that the beard in question was a “Newgate fringe”.
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StumpyPepys asks:
Based on the current crop of musicals, isn’t Broadway ready for Derek’s Jack the Ripper opus Saucy Jack?
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Xandra11 asks:
Have you any plans to do a third Spinal Tap film to complete a trilogy? You could do all sorts of fun things with it, and I can’t be the only fan who would love to see more Tap.
Guardian contributor Well, we never wanted to do a sequel. I guess you're referring to the little film wraparounds that accompanied our Albert Hall concert--I just love saying those words!--but no, we still feel we said what we wanted to say, and a sequel would just be saying it again. In other words, repeating ourselves, committing a redundancy, or similarly recycling. We'd never do that. And we'd never do that again.
Borucs asks:
Legend has it that much of Tap was ad-libbed. My favourite movie line ever is “Can I raise a practical question at this point: Are we doing Stonehenge tomorrow?” Did you really make that up on the fly?
Guardian contributor Yes, but with an asterisk. The film wasn't ad-libbed, it was improvised. Ad-libbing is about talking; improvisation is about listening. That being said, yes, that line came out at that moment that way.
jonnie2thumbs asks:
Do you have anything resembling a replica of Stonehenge in your garden?
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artmod asks:
Floyd Pepper or Charles Mingus?
Guardian contributor Mingus, but I haven't heard enough Floyd Pepper. Mingus, of course, is one of the seminal bassists in all of jazz, player, composer, leader.
TheShiftyShadow asks:
Do you prefer building sandcastles or snowmen?
Guardian contributor Tall buildings covered in gold leaf with my name in big letters at the top.
tynegal asks:
The cucumber in Spinal Tap – did you have it in a salad afterwards?
Guardian contributor It's a courgette. Cucumber a bit large and warty for the desired effect.
Johnnyjohnpants asks:
Your character in A Mighty Wind began living as a woman later in life, and we’re well aware what Derek Smalls keeps in his trousers. Does this draw from any personal feelings of inadequacy or is it some form of method acting?
Guardian contributor As the politicians say, that's a good question. Derek's behavior was a parody of what some rockers have been known to do. Mark Shubb's transition was invented by Chris Guest and his co-writer Eugene Levy, and presented to me as a wonderful surprise when I walked into the office one day. When we shot that scene, at a half-closed casino, I was followed back to my trailer after we wrapped by my first (and only) stalker. "Nice legs!" he didn't yell.
'The kabuki element in US politics is so strong'
Matthew James Phillips asks:
What is your reasoning for not running against Schwarzenegger in 2006? And do you regret not going into a career in politics?
Guardian contributor Good Lord, no. I got to see politics up close firsthand during my youth, and I realized that if I was going to do acting for a living, I would not choose to do it all day long without a break, and I'd rather get paid as an actor. Seriously, the kabuki element in US politics is so strong--people looking into a mirror and seeing themselves as Presidential material, then touring about the country for two years eating crap food to prove "they're just like you"...I frankly think anyone showing the slightest interest in running for President should be thereby disqualified from the office.
murdamcloud asks:
Can you have more guests on Le Show please?
Guardian contributor I try to limit myself to guests in whom I'm interested, whose work I've read, and who I think have something newsworthy or otherwise uncovered by the rest of the media. That limits the number severely.
nimajneb asks:
Going on strike was clearly a profitable move on the part of your (and other Simpsons co-stars). Can you give us all some tips on how to make going on strike pay off? Also, what’s your favourite Smithers/Mr Burns scene? Mine is when Smithers dresses as Bobo the Bear. Stop this grotesque charade! Hahaha.
Guardian contributor Read my earlier answer. I didn't "go on strike", nor did any other cast member join me in any action I did undertake. ~I like the scene in which Smithers is asleep and dreams that Burns comes flaying into his room.
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Nick Greaves asks:
I liked the guitar intro to Spinal Tap’s Jazz Odyssey, immediately after which the conspicuously pointless noodling began … Was this is a deliberate spoof of so much free form/jazz funk improv that starts well, but quickly loses focus ?
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NightLight1 asks:
Is it a good time to be in comedy or does the fact that half your voting population voted for Trump deflate you as a writer?
Guardian contributor The job of the satirist is to make fun of the people who have the monopoly on the guns--or in America the majority of the guns. The people whose candidate is in office always bitch about that. It never changes, no matter who's in or out.
HalfEaten asks:
Do you think Trump will make it to the end of his term of office? If not, why?
Guardian contributor If I were good at predictions, I wouldn't be sitting in this ratty office, I'd be out at the track.
gazampa asks:
I read recently about some of your experiences with Spinal Tap royalties, Is this the industry norm? How difficult is it for an individual, or small group of individuals to get their due? Why?
Guardian contributor It's more the rule than the exception. More people don't challenge it because people want to continue to work in what could be described as a somewhat larcenous industry. And it takes resources to put on a proper challenge.
'I've never seen a Pixar film. My bad'
DWFan1 asks:
What’s your favourite Pixar film?
Guardian contributor To tell you the truth, I've never seen one Pixar film. My bad.
Antony OBrien asks:
Tap is now 30 years old. With medical advances, an that, is it now possible to dust for vomit?
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gilbertratchet asks:
Love your work all the way through the big hits to your hilarious appearance on the Australian show Frontline. (I’m not denigrating Frontline at all – it was a great, insightful show – but no one under 30 or outside of Australian seems to have heard of it.
There is now a Simpsons slot machine. I’m unsure if it had any participation from you. Is there any merchandise tie-in you would say no to, or have said no to?
Guardian contributor Well, yes. The Simpsons slot machine has been around for a while, AFAIK, but I did decline to participate in the Universal theme park attraction.
25aubrey asks:
Did the American animated TV show Wait Till Your Father Gets Home, which I liked at the time, influence The Simpsons?
Guardian contributor I don';t know, I wasn't involved with the creative process that spawned the show.
Rhosa Eberle asks:
If you were a professor at a UK university, what two or three books would you have students read to fathom the US election? If you were a professor at a US university, what two or three books would you have students read to fathom the US election?
Guardian contributor "The Paranoid Style in American Politics" by Richard Hofstadter, for both countries. It discusses the propensity for paranoid waves to sweep across the electorate and how political figures have learned to harness it.
Fruitbatty asks:
You voice 23 characters in The Simpsons. Would you say it’s part of your DNA?
Guardian contributor I certainly credit my voice, and probably my ear, to my dad, who trained to be an opera singer in Vienna before the recent unpleasantness.
ID7445316 asks:
Le Show is my top podcast of the week. The new Trump stuff is fantastic and Karzai talk is a delight. Just one question: who is Ken Eversall (sp?) Junior?
Guardian contributor Jim Ebersol Jr. is an imaginary person, pretending to be the son of the brother of Dick Ebersol, who used to run NBC Sports and is not the sharpest knife in the drawer.
GeraldLobOn asks:
Do you ever catch yourself putting voices on when making love to a beautiful woman?
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On his favourite Spinal Tap quote
kendoddsdadsdogsdead asks:
My favourite Tap quote is “Too much facking perpective now.” What’s yours?
Guardian contributor Exactly the same. I gave a keynote address to a Future of Media Summit in the US right before the election, about whence journalism, and that was the title of the talk.
kendoddsdadsdogsdead asks:
To paraphrase Derek Smalls, do you envy you?
Guardian contributor I'd rather paraphrase Rob Reiner, who after shooting one take of a scene with Paul Shaffer, said, "I've got good you". I've got good me.
davidly asks:
Was your reaction to not receiving the deserved Oscar nomination for For Your Consideration similar to your character’s for not receiving the same for Home for Purim?
Guardian contributor No, never expected it. I've never been allowed into the Academy, for one thing.
el0villano asks:
Would you leave The Simpsons if you had a good gig elsewhere, if it meant being able to flee Trumpland?
Guardian contributor I've done a lot of work in UK over the past four years, and probably will be doing more. I don't have to leave the Simpsons to do that. The TV series I did, "Nixon's the One", I didn't think could be done in the States--I dreaded the possible meetings with program executives where one would have said, "We know Nixon didn't like Blacks and Mexicans, but does he have to hate Jews, too?"
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FobRoared asks:
As a skilled vocal artist, how do you get convincing-sounding:
– Crying/sobbing
– Laughter
– Sneezing
Guardian contributor As with any other bit of performance, one has to get into the state of mind in which it could really happen. It's no just about making certain sounds, it's finding where the sounds come from, and then letting that happen.
martyk asks:
I’m planning to go to New Orleans next year. When should I go and what should I do? I like both beer and jazz, and promise not to tell a soul about your recommendations.
Guardian contributor Go eat out and see music every night (and day) while you're there. There's no shortage of both, and most of it is world class.
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WA Thomaston asks:
America is a nation left “destroyed” by the ‘unconscionable’ neo-liberal and neo-conservative policies of the Bush/Clinton/Bush/Obama era? Our purposefully neglected and outdated infrastructure now desperately needs at least 3.6 trillion in repairs and upgrades. There is massive (un- and under-) employment.
You did remarkable work in bringing attention to the criminal condition of the infrastructure in and around New Orleans. What more needs to be done for New Orleans? And will you be adding your critical voice to those calling for immediate passage of a massive infrastructure plan to meet America’s desperate need?
The Big Uneasy (2011) trailer, by Harry Shearer … To buy and help support the artists, go here.
Guardian contributor The unanimous conclusion of the two university-based investigations into the New Orleans flood of 2005 was that it was a man-made disaster, caused by misfeasance, misjudgments and other mistakes by the Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps, post-Katrina, was given $14 B by the Congress and told to "try better this time." A whistleblower from inside the Corps has testified to the problems with that new $14B system, her charges verified by an independent investigator hired by the Federal Government, and ignored, when presented to the President and Congress. The Corps has previously been ;complicit, to say the least, in the near-destruction of the Everglades. It is, as MIchael Grunwald once described it in his landmark series in the Washington Post, a "rogue agency". And it is in charge of most public civil engineering projects undertaken by the US government. And Congress has given it blanket liability from lawsuits in any flood-control projects it builds. What could go wrong?
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'Burns is my favourite character – pure evil is always fun'
ForzaFCUnited asks:
Which of your Simpsons characters do you most enjoy voicing? Do you have a least favourite?
Guardian contributor Favorite is C. Montgomery Burns, because pure evil is always fun (see, e.g., Henry Kissinger). Least favorite: Dr. Marvin Monroe. Tough on the vocal cords.
CaB101 asks:
Which of your project’s successes has surprised you the most?
Guardian contributor Tap. It had to survive so many near-death experiences to get to the audience in the first place, and then not to disappear without a trace after that. E.g., the head of the studio that put out the movie originally hated it and said that if the first two critics who were shown previews of the film didn't like it, it wouldn't be released at all.
spazbot asks:
Harry, I’m a fan since early days. Do you and Paul Whitehouse have any joint projects in the offing? It be great to see you reprise your classics – Suits You Sir! – Ooh.
Guardian contributor I would love to do something with Paul and/or with Harry Enfield. I'm a huge fan of them both. They're great comic actors, and they're fearless.
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'Jarvis Cocker couldn't join Spinal Tap full-time. He's not loud enough'
StormInHeaven asks:
Will Jarvis Cocker become a full-time member of Spinal Tap?
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Hubert O’Hearn asks:
I’ve been a dedicated listener to Le Show for two years. You play such an eclectic and intriguing mix of music on it, could you please announce the artist and song title? I know they’re on your website, but it would be much easier to remember at the time.
How do you go about picking the songs?
Guardian contributor I don't do that because I feel the 59 minutes I get a week would be so taken up with that, and with then talking about the artist and/or the song--something you may have heard me do at some length on Jarvis Cocker's show recently on 6Music--that no time would be left for the truly trivial material. I choose the music partially based on personal preferences, partly on new music I may have heard during the week, and partly through some sort of mystical association with something I'm discussing or making fun of.
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HowardBeale asks:
Do you have a fridge teleport system to save you walking into the kitchen for a beer?
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unclestinky asks:
Why do you we have the semi-regular spectacle of you threatening to leave over money? Surely you’re already much richer than Mr Burns?
Guardian contributor See previous answer. BTW, you may recall the cast of Friends occasionally threatened not to continue the show unless they were paid more money. And they were.
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Jonathan Chadwick asks:
Were there any reasons, other than the money, that you went back to The Simpsons after quitting?
Guardian contributor Two errors in the question: I didn't "quit", I published a tweet that contained a threat to continue the show without me, a threat not attributable to me. And money was never an issue in that dispute. There was no extra money on the table, I still get paid exactly the same as everybody else in the principal cast. The reason I went back is that the disturbing and somewhat onerous conditions that had been inserted in my--and only my--contract--were removed by mutual agreement.
'I'd love to play Trump on TV. Obvious'
jezb01 asks:
You can pick and choose what you want to do, I would imagine, but what character would you now most like to play on TV, radio and on stage (one role for each!)?
Guardian contributor Stage--I'd love to play the Professor in Candide. Radio/TV--a certain Trumpster.
Guardian contributor Candide, if you haven't s;een it, is the most wonderful musical, based on Voltaire's lovely little short novel. The Professor, who has a couple of great songs in the show, is the respresentative of what Voltaire was satirizing, the philosophy of eternal optimism, that "all's for the best in this best of all possible worlds". Trump? Obvious.
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Golub2 asks:
The first rule of comedy is to never analyse it. That said, is humour changing? And if so, is it for the better?
In my opinion it seems the speed and delivery of The Simpsons, for example, is/was dependent on a generation that was brought up on a foundation of 70s and 80s sitcoms The demise of TV since the 90s is bringing in newer, cheaper laughs that aren’t altogether original or, frankly, of much quality. I believe Stand Up is making a comeback primarily because it satisfies this “originality and quality” criteria.
What say you, funny guy?
Guardian contributor Humor is always changing. Newsweek used to run a cover, every five or ten years or so, saying "Satire is back!" It never was.
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5h4k35p34r3 asks:
Where do you get your energy from? The volume and quality of your work is incredible. Do you get any downtime?
Guardian contributor Interesting you should ask. I've prepared a powerful new energy mixture, of all organic compounds, that's not available in stores. Nor anywhere else. NOr does it exist.
Jackie Charlton asks:
Should art challenge political perceptions? The speech at the Hamilton musical was the most poignant response to the wayward perceptions of many Americans. It was powerful, but won’t change how powerful people get elected.
Guardian contributor If artists have something powerful or useful to say, of course they should challenge the orthodoxy of the day. But there's no rule about art, except maybe don't do bad art.
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Is the Simpsons getting boring to do?
wondermouse asks:
Incredibly, it’s coming up to the 30th anniversary of The Simpsons. Is it still fun to do, or has it become somewhat routine? Do you ever get bored doing it?
Guardian contributor It's always fun doing multiple characters. That's what attracted me to the show in the first place.
ID6944202 asks:
When, and how, did you first suspect that Tap was becoming a cult classic?
Guardian contributor When somebody told us that it was the first home video to make money that wasn't porn.
GeeDeeSea asks:
Do you think Mr Burns would’ve made a better president than Mr Trump? And would Smithers be a better choice [for US chief of staff] than Reince Priebus? Or is there no difference?
Guardian contributor As far as I know, Priebus is not a closeted gay man. I think Burns is less concerned with what other people think of him than Trump is, so he might give brusquer press conferences.
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Cathal Campbell asks:
Was Big Bottom written with the intention of having three bass players, or was that a genius idea that happened during the recording?
Guardian contributor It was part of the original inspiration of the song to have it only played on bass.
Reading pick: A Confederacy of Dunces
OleksandrOK asks:
What is your favourite book?
Guardian contributor "Confederacy of Dunces" Tells you all you need to know about New Orleans.
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RobinClarke asks:
Le Show is my “letter from America”. Given that a lot of news media expects readers to do their own fact-checking these days, where do you do yours? Which writers on US politics should I check out?
Guardian contributor I read widely-NYT, WashPost, New Orleans Advocate, Guardian, Telegraph, The Age (Melbourne). I try not to read opinion pieces. And I watch/listen to BBC, AJE, CNN (for laughs).
'Fire away' – Harry is with us now
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Post your questions for Harry Shearer
Mr Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders, Kent Brockman, Dr Hibbert … Harry Shearer is best known as the voice behind many of the Simpsons’ standout characters, although his comic skills reach much further than the voiceover booth.
Following a stint on Saturday Night Live, Shearer’s big break came in 1984 with This Is Spinal Tap, which he co-wrote and co-starred in. Its lampooning of heavy metal music remains the high-water mark for the mockumentary genre. As well as starring in further movies by Tap alumnus Christopher Guest, he’s played Richard Nixon, written newspaper columns, made documentaries and, since 1983, presentedthe radio series Le Show.
Ahead of hosting charity comedy event Christmas Without Tears at Kings Place in London, he is joining us to answer your questions on anything in his varied career. The live webchat takes place at 1pm GMT on Wednesday 23 November – post your questions in the comments below, and he’ll take on as many as possible.
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The Guardian's lease on this office has run out, so I must gather my things and scram. Please, if you're in LOndon or thereabouts, consider coming over to King's Place Dec 8 for "Christmas Without Tears", an annual comedy-music variety show Judith Owen and I put on for charity, thjis year benefitting Shelter. Guests include Chris Difford from Squeeze, Jacqui Dankworth and Charlie Wood, two great nonexistent people (Barry from Watford and Tina C) and lots of surprise guests. See you there, or elsewhere. Thanks.