Andi Osho: ‘I tried to do my own highlights once – I looked like a badger’

The actor, comic and writer on the things that make her laugh the most

The funniest standup I’ve ever seen …

I’m split between Chris Rock’s Kill the Messenger and Bigger & Blacker. Seminal routines and blistering social commentary: that’s my perfect storm.

The funniest sketch I’ve ever seen …

All the French and Saunders film parodies, but the Silence of the Lambs one is a classic. It’s fun seeing moody films sent up by these two natural clowns.

The funniest book I’ve ever read …

The Red Dwarf book Better Than Life. It’s tea-spittingly funny.

The funniest TV show I’ve ever seen …

Well, it’s got to be Friends although a lot of it is, let’s say, out of alignment with today’s values.

The funniest film I’ve ever seen …

Ghostbusters – easily. A ton of great, quotable lines: “Ray, when someone asks you if you’re a god, you say YES!”

The funniest person I know …

Luke Toulson, who’s a friend and comedian. Whenever we meet, he cracks me up; then says he wishes audiences laughed at his stuff as much as I do. It’s a lie. They do. He’s brilliant.

The funniest item of clothing I’ve ever owned …

As a teen, I asked my mum to make me a flowy, white summer skirt. They were all the rage that year. When she presented it to me, she’d got the thickest material possible, like jeans. It was like a tipi.

The funniest hairstyle I’ve ever had …

I tried to do my own highlights once. It did not go well. I looked like a badger.

The funniest dream I’ve ever had …

My dreams are usually apocalyptic rather than comedic. I’ve dreamed myself into zombie-filled dystopias more times than I can count. I quite enjoy them, though.

The funniest word …

“Bob” … in Blackadder.

Andi Osho’s debut novel, Asking for a Friend8.99), is published by HQ on 4 February

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