The funniest standup I’ve ever seen … Mitch Hedberg or Bernie Mac. Neither live, or alive, sadly. The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen … I find myself returning to Harry and Paul’s Question Time sketch a lot. The funniest book I’ve ever read … PG Wodehouse’s Right Ho, Jeeves. A true friend during a lot of lonely Pret lunchtimes. The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen … Imagine if I said Prince Philip’s funeral? No. Peep Show, obviously. The funniest film I’ve ever seen … Seeing Borat in a packed Vue cinema, as a whole experience, is a memory I will treasure for ever. The funniest person I know … Whoever I’m on date with at the time. Or at least, that’s what I lead them to believe. The funniest heckle I’ve ever had … Someone stood up to walk out during a show I was doing and shouted: “This is a very good show!” and put money in the bucket on the way out. The funniest item of clothing I’ve ever owned … I think it’s the context that makes the clothes funny. Nothing worse than the forced fun of “funny clothes” , like a Smurf costume or something. Hang on, uh-oh, I’m now laughing cos I’m thinking of Smurf costumes. Wow. I’ve just bought one on Amazon. OK, in answer to your question: my new Smurf costume. The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten … A foie gras bagel. The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny … Woody Allen. The funniest number … 999. Excellent for prank calls. The funniest word … Ridiculous (as in “this question is … ”). The funniest joke I’ve ever heard … The price of a bloody pint in London, am I right?! That one goes out to all the lads and fellas perusing the Guardian.