I got given a crown (and a Jimmy Hat) by some fans of the podcast a few days ago. I thought I might wear it in the podcast today, saying that given so many people had made me king I had reluctantly agreed to take the post and to make some decrees. So after waking up very early and thinking I might as well try and get the script for Objective done (I finally managed it by about 12 - this was a slow and hard process). I decided to wear the crown as I worked, to remind myself to take it to the show and because I am deeply, deeply sad. But after 30 minutes I had forgotten it was there and I very nearly went out wearing my crown to take my rubbish out. Which would have looked a bit odd. I couldn't really have pulled off the idea that I was just a whacky comedian publicising my show. If anyone saw me I would be a mental old man, putting out his binbags while pretending he was a king. Though as least I would look like a man of the people, like one of those cool Scandanavian monarchs. I don't know if it's actually sadder that I was wearing on my crown in the house. Edinburgh will do this to you. But luckily I didn't walk through town forgetting I had a crown on. I just wore a crown on my own in my flat. And then again later in front of an audience pretty much full of Sarah Millican fans who had no idea what was going on.
I had a lot of fun bantering with Ms Millican, who certainly gives as good (or better) than she gets. She is a brilliant comedian, who is sharp, witty and can improvise superbly, so it was fun being rude to her to see how she reacted and she wiped then floor with me. In the interview I mentioned the Graham Norton show she was on, where she sat in between P Diddy and Vince Vaughn and created
an absolute classic piece of TV. I was trying to compliment her, she managed to twist my words to make it look like I was having a go, (and then I made it much, much worse) it's great to see a normal, real person on TV, especially when juxtaposed with two international superstars. It makes everyone seem more human. You'll can listen to it
on the British Comedy Guide or iTunes. She's a lovely person and fully deserves her success and I think there's a lot more to come. Oh yeah, I can be nice now she's not in front of me.
It was another cracking podcast with a great set from Sara Pascoe and good to have a full room at last, but if I had needed convincing that this was all down to Sarah, then my own show would have done that. It was a quiet Sunday (not quite as quiet as last week) but still only a little over half full. And I had to fight through tiredness and a croaky throat to deliver the show. It was OK and it was enough people for me not to worry too much for the financial state of the show. But be nice to get to the point where a sell out was guaranteed after 20 Fringes. But then again nice to be at the point where 200 people come to see me on a Sunday. It's all about how you look at it. Some way to go before these fanciful ideas of me being the king bear any fruit though.
There's a fun interview with me in
today's Observer.
