Gary Powndland: ‘The funniest word? Clackerbag’
The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen …
The Royle Family. Caroline Aherne is a hero of mine. I applied to her memorial bursary for new writers but I didn’t get it. Someone else did, but you don’t see them playing the Cube in Corby, do you? I think not.
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The funniest film I’ve ever seen …
See No Evil, Hear No Evil. A lot of people mention Blazing Saddles when they think of Gene Wilder but I saw See No Evil … first and still prefer it out of the two. Controversial, I know!
The funniest heckle I’ve ever had …
I used to do a “guess my impression” bit of Morrissey singing This Charming Man and swinging imaginary posies around, then said it was Morrissey closing the sunroof in his car. A man shouted: “Morrissey famously doesn’t drive.” After I’d finished, my friend told me that Morrissey does drive, and the bloke was completely wrong. I went back a year later and the same man was sat in the same place and he heckled me again with exactly the same line. I was able to correct him on his knowledge of famous non-drivers.
The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …
A “Bully cut” was all the rage in Wolverhampton during the 90s. Its name comes from Steve Bull, Wolverhampton Wanderers’ all-time top goal scorer, because we all wanted to be him. It was just a grade one all over – there was nothing at all distinct about it.
The funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny …
I have a friend who isn’t troubled by manners. He’s not that rude really but if he gets bored he’ll literally just walk away from a conversation, when the person’s still talking.
The funniest word …
Clackerbag. My friend’s son uses it to describe his scrotum and has done since he was three years old.
The funniest joke I’ve ever heard …
You’ll have to use your imagination for this one but give it a go: “A crab walks into a bar and starts giving it all this.” It NEVER fails to smash it, even in written form.
Gary Powndland performs in Sutton Coldfield, 4 September; further dates from November to April
