It would be nice if Elon Musk went to Mars

MARION McMULLEN DISCOVERS WHY FORMER MOCK THE WEEK PANELLIST ANDY PARSONS IS FINDING THE FUNNY SIDE OF THE NEWS IN HIS LATEST COMEDY SHOW

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hopeful that we wouldn't see him again.

And if [Rishi] Sunak had held on for a November election Farage might have been over in America. You know, it’s all these sliding doors moments. And several of them have made the world a scarier place.

Politics moves so fast nowadays how does comedy keep up?

I think 15 minutes of topical humour might turn out to be the best 15 minutes of the gig because of the excitement of everyone knowing you've just written it.

It gives the whole show an edge. There's no better feeling than when the room is rocking with laughter.

There is the accusation that’s always thrown at topical stand-up that “you must be loving this controversy going on”. But you've got to live in the country this is going on in.