Reggie Watts Q&A

Does comedy thrive in challenging economic times? I believe it does. I think the subject matter tends to change a bit, but people need a break and a shift from whatever hardships they are experiencing.

What punchline have you longed to find a joke for but never quite managed? I don't really have punchlines. Sometimes I wish I did, but then I realised that's just not me.

If you could call a moratorium on one over-used stand-up premise, what would it be? Racial stuff and differences between men and women. I'm talking about the obvious and overused stuff. I do like it when they are subverted though!

Monty Python or The Goodies? Monty Python.

Does your mother approve of your career choice? Yes!

What's the one subject that you've never been able to make a joke about? I don't think there is one.

If your comedy was a musical genre, what would it be? PsychedelicAmbientRock.

Of what comedian would you most like to hear about the mysterious, volcano-related disappearance? Eddie Izzard.


Complete: my dog has no nose...
 …therefore he is a cabbage.


What do you want to be when you grow up? An aeronautical engineer.

What's the funniest thing about Sydney? The demons that torment some of its inhabitants.


In 30 words or less, explain what your show is about and why everyone should go and see it. It is an exploration into the probable existence of simulated reality at the expense of good old fashioned horse sense. Come on by for a pint.

Reggie Wattsplays at the Factory Theatre Sat 9 May.

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