The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …
Not the Nine O’Clock News is timeless. My favourite one is Gerald the Gorilla with Rowan Atkinson. It’s genius, silly stuff.
The funniest film I’ve ever seen …
The Death of Stalin. It’s like The Thick of It meets Monty Python. The humanising and ridiculing of powerful political maniacs is brilliantly done.
The funniest person I know …
My grandma – she is an eccentric woman. She drives topless on hot days because “if men can do it, why can’t I?”
My funniest item of clothing …
I used to wear a short skirt and knee-high boots to school. Very inappropriate. I also had velour tracksuits in every colour.
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …
I once had someone throw a banana at the start of a show. Two years before, I had made an audience member impersonate a moody gorilla – and he then came back to my gig.
The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …
A leftover blob of MDMA that I found on my left breast after a two-day bender in Ibiza.
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
My hair is straight on top and curly underneath so I thought getting the top bit permed would be a good idea. I looked like a show poodle!
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard …
I love Spike Milligan’s gravestone inscription: “I told you I was ill”.
Sophie Willan is at York Theatre Royal, Sat; touring to 29 Jun
