What's your favourite fashion accessory?
Well, my favourite accessory is a pocket dictionary which tells me how to spell "favourite."
Miaauw. It has been fixed since, visit the Internet for the latest - Goda.

How has the way you look affected your identity as a comic?
Do cakes which are hot sell fast?

Are there things you wouldn't say on stage? Eg, any words you'd never use or subjects you'd never tackle?
I thought there were but then I started doing comedy. - No, seriously, ash trays - I don't think there's much funny there, and... Ovaltine's not funny at all.

Who is your major influence? And your major South African influence?
"Seinfeld", Groucho Marx, David Fincher, David Lynch, David Cronenberg, David Schwimmer, David Hasselhof, David Spade, David Hyde-Pierce, tea, feng shui. Locally, Sean Wilson and Fred Strydom.

Is there any figure from your past that you'd like to see in your audience? What would you do to them or for them?
My preschool teacher who criticised me for not being able to draw a triangle; I'd draw a pentagon.

What's lacking from South African comedy, or audiences, that it remains such a small scene?
Funny audiences...just kidding. What? You didn't think that was funny? See what I mean?

Do you think all South Africans can all laugh at the same joke at the same time. What kind of joke would it be?
No. How would you co-ordinate something like that? Not everyone has access to radio.

Do you ever steal jokes?
Yes. From my mum.

Would you sell your material?
Would you sell your soul?

Would you promise never to use it on stage again after the sale?
I might say the words...

Which internationally renowned comic would you most like to work with? What would you do to him/her?
The little mermaid - you don't want to know - oh wait that's a cartoon isn't it? I always get confused.

Where would you like to live when you retire - if ever?
In a cupboard with old mother Hubbard.

How funny do you Really think you are?
Funnier than Drew Carey

Will you matter 50 years after you're dead? Will it matter to you?
I'm not going to die, I'm going to be cryogenically frozen until they find an anti-aging device which isn't just a wrinkle-remover.

What's the interview question you'd most like to be asked, and what is the answer?
Q: How much do you weigh?
A: 76kgs
Interviewer: Really
Me: Yes.

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