As he prepares to leave Newsnight after 25 years, Jeremy Paxman may be making the jump from heckler to heckled. The i reports that the abrasive interviewer is considering a move into comedy and, as has already been covered, will stage a show at this year's Edinburgh Festival, titled Paxo. The inspiration for this career change comes from news-based comedy shows in the US and from satirists such as John Stewart and Stephen Colbert and colleagues believe that if the Edinburgh venture goes well, it will give Paxman the impetus to move it to a television format. An evening in front of the box being harangued by the man GQ named Britain's 26th rudest person? Sounds, er, fun.
