The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
I used to run a variety show in Chicago called Entertaining Julia and one time Robin Williams stopped by and did a surprise set. He ditched the material he had been touring and mostly just improvised for an hour to a packed bar full of young comics.
The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …
Eddie Murphy’s White Like Me on SNL is pretty hard to top.
The funniest word …
The way British people pronounce “yoghurt”.
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard …
US comedian Mark Normand: “Why is everyone afraid to die alone? I’m afraid to die in a group.”
The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …
I once had vegetarian shark fin soup. It didn’t really taste like anything but maybe there’s something funny about vegetarians who still crave shark fin?
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
I was living in Santiago, Chile, and a friend told me you’re not really a local until you get your hair cut in the place you’re living. So I got a haircut and must have miscommunicated the style I wanted in Spanish because I ended up with a legit mullet. On the bright side, after that people stopped assuming I was American.
The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …
Those poor people who have that clinical disorder where they can’t stop orgasming. I don’t know why they ever agree to talk about it on camera.
Jena Friedman: Miscarriage of Justice at Soho Theatre, W1, has been cancelled and will be rescheduled at a later date
