2nd November 1999 was when this interview was conducted through e-mail.
Was it easy getting into the comedy business living in WA?
Yes, but staying there is nigh-on impossible
Do you enjoy filming your TV show live (the bits that are filmed live)?
We don't actually appear in any of our pre-taped material, we get
look-alikes in instead. But from what they tell us, it seems to be good
What is Adam Spencer really like? (he told me you were a and I quote
"hopeless alcoholics and drug addicts who are only propped up by my
brilliance - sure most of them have there own television shows, but hey so
does ray martin" when I asked him what you and a couple of other comedians
were really like.)
Adam Spencer is actually twelve tiny aliens masquerading as an earthling
in the hopes of taking over the human race by playing heaps of indi rock on
youth radio. It appears to be going well.
How long have you been a comedian for?
Since 1993
What are your opinions of WA and what differences do you notice between Vic and WA?
Western Australia is more to the left of the country than Victoria. It
is a lot hotter there and it doesn't have trams. I miss my family (except
my sister's cat) who all still live there, but I love living in Melbourne.
What is your opinion of other Aussie comedians?
They all smell funny
Who has been the biggest influence to you with your comic career?
Audiences who weren't smart enough to tell me to "get the fuck off stage"
Do you prefer to draw/paint/sculpt or write jokes?
I have never tried painting or sculpting jokes, but I'll give it a go and get back to you.
Who is your favourite comedian (besides yourself)?
I'm a big fan of Tony Martin and Eddie Izzard
Why did you choose (if you did choose) to go to Melbourne instead of
Sydney for your comedy business?
Melbourne is certainly attributed with being the comedy capital of
Australia so it just seemed to make sense to relocate there. Plus, that's
where my mystery flight ended up taking me
What did you think of my CD (If you've listened to it already)?
Any CD with a dog turd on the inside cover is alright by me
What is the most important thing to you?
Oxygen
How many toys do you actually have?
Too many
Do you know how many fans you have?
Yeah, I think it was twelve and a half at last count
What do you enjoy most about the comedy industry?
The free alcohol backstage
How powerful do you feel being the guy in the best chair on your show?
Saying my chair is the best out of a discarded office seat, a nana chair
and the world's rattiest couch is not a huge claim to fame. But is does
make me feel powerful...as a werewolf
What do you think of Seals? (you may decide what kind of seal I mean)
I think they're a little overrated. Quite frankly, balancing a
beachball on your nose and clapping your flippers together doesn't
constitute entertainment. Teach one of those babies to play Tzchaikovsky's
Violin Concerto in D Minor and then I'll reconsider.
Do you have any pets besides Dave Callan?
No
How do you cope with all the people that throw themselves at you (on the
channel nine message board)?
It doesn't mean a whole lot. If people REALLY physically threw
themselves at me in the street (be it by catapult, slingshot or a friend)
now THAT would be impressive!
Since you were on TV debating that "It is better being Single" many people
are calling you "goat boy". What do you think about that?
I don't get phased by it really, unless I'm being pestered in a
restaurant while I'm trying to eat a tin can, then it can get kind of
annoying
Can you take criticism?
Are you suggesting I'm crap?!!!
What do you do if someone tells you you're crap?
I can handle criticism quite well so long as it doesn't come from a
busker, juggler, mime artist or person who paints themself like a statue and
stands in the middle of a pedestrian mall. Then I'm afraid I will have to
crack them over the head with a big bit of wood
How many web sites have you seen about you or dedicated to you?
A few and sadly none of them are porn-related.
