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David Earl as Brian Gittins
Fleeced… David Earl as Brian Gittins. Photograph: Fung Wah-Man
Fleeced… David Earl as Brian Gittins. Photograph: Fung Wah-Man

David Earl: ‘My mum once baked me a cake like a labrador on wheels’

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The actor and comic known for his character Brian Gittins on the things that make him laugh the most

The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …

Harry Hill. In the 90s. The Hawth, Crawley. Laughed more that hour than any other. Reason I wanted to get on stage. I secretly blame him for everything.

The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen …

The Day Today. I remember where I was when I watched episode one. What chair I was sitting on. What angle the chair was at. That half-hour blew my bonce off.

The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …

“Backpack wanker!”

The funniest meal I’ve ever eaten …

My mum once baked me a cake that looked like a labrador on wheels.

The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …

Three years ago. Allowed a trainee to have a stab at a new hairdo for me. I thanked him, tipped him, then left the shop looking like Tyne Daly from Cagney & Lacey.

The funniest dream I’ve ever had …

It involved a giant horse trapping me against a tree in a walled garden. The next bit is way too rude to print. Naughty, naughty horse.

The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …

I can’t write that. It’s one of the main diseases.

The funniest number …

Fifty-four. That’s the age I’m gonna suffer a massive heart attack and it’s all going to end.

The funniest joke I’ve ever heard …

When Paul Foot spent 10 minutes abusing an audience with his made-up foul language. Was it a joke? Oh, no, no.

David Earl comperes The Honk Show as Brian Gittins, 28 February, Moth Club, E9

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