My new best friend is an angst driven man of few words.

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[Sh4rkyBloke]

Maybe he's still bitter about his downward spiral into the realms of shop assistant from top comedien (no disrespect to shop assistants).. and he was expecting you to mention said fall.

 

[wafflycat]

Sorry, never heard of him!

 

[ChrisKH]

Looked at his website. Click on the voice bubble called "Bollocks" and see what he thinks of Wossy.

 

[Bodhbh]

Few years back I popped in a pub in Camden and he was at the bar (iirc 'The Halfway House', the one in the middle of the Junction opposite the Worlds End and the tube station, think it's changed hands now).

ofc I did a double take on noticing him, as you're not sure you've seen correctly. He didn't look overjoyed about that either.

 

[Kirstie]

Never heard of this guy before but his website's hilarious! Good job really, I suppose. And it's possibly NSFW too.

 

[Globalti]

I once bumped into Michael Aspel in an airport duty free, he looked at me with a "go on - say hello!" expectant expression so I just ignored him. Also once tried to start a chat with Phil Beer of Fairport Convention, Albion Band and countless others and he was either very shy,very tired or very rude.

 

[Maz]

I always wondered what happened to Gerry Sadowitz after he did his BBC series (and appearing on that E's are good/Ebeneezer Good song). He was manic and absolutely brilliant. I loved his p1sstake parody of The Parrot Sketch. Absolutely spot-on. Must find it on YouTube....

 

[Kirstie]

If we're on the 'famous people we've met' thing, I was once in the same hotel reception as Jack Charlton. Unfortunately I stared at him in amazement, and he very politely looked me in the eye, smiled and nodded a 'hello'. So I grinned back. I thought he handled my awestruck gawping really well. He must be used to it.

 

[Globalti]

Was that combover or post-combover?

 

[Kirstie]

Definitely post-combover. In 2000...

 

[Rhythm Thief]

I wouldn't recognise any of these people if they fell out of my cornflakes box.

 

[galaxy1]

I once met jazz fusion legend Allan Holdsworth after a gig in Holmfirth .Incredibly modest or really shy .Really intense eyes...yeah. WHat a fantastic guitarist

 

[Greedo]

The mans hilarious, love him

You know when you meet someone you admire and they are exactly how you expect?

Met my favourite modern comedian of modern times (imho the best comedian of modern times) whilst out at lunchtime today.

Met my kids and wife for lunch. As a treat for the kids thought I'd take the kids into the Magic Shop at the top of Leather Lane as a treat for them to buy a couple of things.

Who was helping to serve in there?

That's right. None other then Gerry Sadowitz. Giving of an aura of "If you so much as even think about talking to me I'll twat you". Thought I would talk to him anyway.

Me: "I saw you at the Soho Theatre a couple of years ago."

Him: "Oh." Awkward silence. Thought I'd plough on.

Me: "I saw you at Chelmsford Theatre a few years ago as well."

Him: "Can't remember that one."

Me: "It was a few years ago."

Him: "Oh." (Awkward silence)

Me: "I thought you were very good."

Him: After a few seconds - his lips formed the word - forced out - "Thanks." Then awkward silence.

Kids then paid £2.50 each for a hand buzzer and my parting words to my new best friend was:

"Bye".

Him: "Bye."

Outside, my wife: "That didn't go too well."

 

[Dayvo]

Had an exchange of nods with Tony Robinson at Oslo airport a few years ago.

He could tell I recognised him, and funnily enough it looked like he 'recognised' me and was trying to remember where from.

Should have chinned 'im; don't like the obnoxious little twat!