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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Entertainment
Harriet Gibsone

Trailer Park Boys: ‘Eddie Murphy got his whole routine from Richard Pryor’

Trailer Park Boys.
Boys in the hood… Trailer Park Boys. Photograph: Riley Smith

The funniest standup we’ve ever seen …

Bubbles: Richard Pryor.
Julian: Eddie Murphy’s Delirious.
Bubbles: Yeah, and where do you think he got his whole routine from? Richard Pryor!

The funniest film we’ve ever seen …

Julian: One of my favourites is Slapshot and that scene with the Hanson Brothers kicking ass on the ice. That always made me laugh.
Ricky: And turned you on.

The funniest person we know …

Ricky: Tom Green’s pretty funny. Carrot Top, Noel Fielding.

The funniest item of clothing we’ve ever owned …

Julian: A pair of MC Hammer pants.
Bubbles: I had a full Michael Jackson outfit with the glove and everything.

The funniest meal we’ve ever eaten …

Ricky: The octopus burger. It was weird, the legs were sticking out. It was not a good thing.
Bubbles: It is quite delicious, actually.

The funniest hairstyle we’ve ever had …

Ricky: I had a mohawk.
Bubbles: That wasn’t funny, Ricky; that was pretty tough looking. I used to have a Flock of Seagulls haircut, you know that band from the 80s? Shaved at the sides and kind of teased up. Julian had a Rambo haircut.

The funniest dream we’ve ever had …

Julian: I don’t think I’ve ever had a dream. I normally drink enough throughout the day and night that, you know, I just pass out. Wake up the next morning, mix another drink.

Trailer Park Boys play Belfast, Mon; Dublin, Tuesday 25 September

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