The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …
I must have watched Dylan Moran’s DVD of Monster, recorded at Vicar Street in Dublin, about a hundred times. It’s storytelling, almost character standup but the gag rate is higher than most one-liner comedians. Oh, if you haven’t seen it just watch it, it’s bliss.
The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …
Cake Factory from Big Train. It’s a very simple and tight idea and lovely writing but the thing that makes it are the performances from Simon Pegg and Rebecca Front.
The funniest dream I’ve ever had …
I have very boring dreams. I once dreamed I was making toast for ages. I woke up and was both bored and annoyed that I still had to make the toast.
The funniest person I know …
My friend Mike Bartlett – who I went to school with and who has since written some of the best dramas on TV and in the theatre – makes me laugh probably more than anyone else.
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
I don’t understand how a hairstyle is funny. Does that mean something you regret? Or are embarrassed by? I don’t care how I look very much so all my haircuts are both wonderful and hilarious.
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard …
Colin Hoult’s alter ego Andy Parker had the quip: “Never apologise, never explain. [Beat] Sorry, I got that from a book.”
