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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Gibsone

Max & Ivan: ‘Brass Eye’s Paedogeddon is the most amazing TV ever’

Max Olesker (left) & Ivan Gonzalez
Twice as nice… Max Olesker and Ivan Gonzalez. Photograph: Matt Crockett

The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …

Max: Ivan is obsessed with Too Many Cooks – and not just because he finds it easy to learn the words to the song.
Ivan: That’s how the Hare Krishnas lured me in for a summer, too.
Max: Also, more or less all of Key & Peele’s intimidatingly flawless body of work – start with their East/West College Bowl sketch.

The funniest book I’ve ever read …

Max: TV Go Home by Charlie Brooker and The Timewaster Letters by Robert Popper.
Ivan: I’ve not read many books since they increased them to 280 characters each.
Max:
By “books” do you mean “tweets”?
Ivan: I believe I do, yes.

The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen …

Ivan: Brass Eye’s Paedogeddon special is probably the most amazing 30 minutes of TV ever.
Max: And if you don’t agree you’re a complete shrub rocketeer.

The funniest dream I’ve ever had …

Max: That living a financially stable life as a comedy double act would be possible. We’re still living that dream!
Ivan: Please come to our tour.

The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …

Ivan: The time our vegan mate Wacky Mike somehow convinced himself that it was ethical to order the “meat tasting menu” in a steakhouse.

The funniest number …

Ivan: Most prime numbers are funny, but 47’s the winner.
Max: If you know, you know.

Max & Ivan play Canterbury, Saturday 25; Portsmouth, Wednesday 29; Brighton, Thursday 30 January; touring to 29 February

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