BACK PAGE
FIRST&LAST MATT BERRY On tour, on telly and all over the place, the comedy star takes on our First & Last quiz. His fascination with Jean Michel Jarre, Wonder Woman and Roy Keane remains unabated while accusations of sexism rile him up proper
First record you ever bought ‘Prince Charming’ by Adam and the Ants.
First thing you do when you’ve got time off work I never have time off work. I don’t see it as work so it’s fine. Last great meal you cooked Fishcakes using Paxo stuffing mix as the coating (it was all I had).
First crush Lynda Carter as Wonder Woman.
Last book you read Letters Of Note Volume II.
First great piece of advice you were given Do it yourself as no one is planning to do it for you.
Last extravagant purchase you made A watch. Last time you were starstruck Jean Michel Jarre (not for the first time) last Monday.
First film you saw that really moved you The Elephant Man. Last lie you told ‘I will stop talking to myself’.
First movie you ever went on a date to Basic Instinct.
Last time you cried Last time you cried About an hour ago. About an hour ago.
First thing you’d do if you ran the country Make it impossible for even a discussion regarding the re- introduction of the death penalty in this country. We need to keep a concerned, watchful eye on this current lot. Last meal on earth Something that I could finish when I Something that I could finish when I got into space. got into space.
First song you’ll sing at karaoke ‘Oxygène IV’. Last time you exploited your position to get something Getting my mum and my sister tickets for Strictly Come Dancing.
First time you realised you were famous I haven’t .
Last time someone criticised your work A journo accused Toast of London of being sexist. First three words your friends would use to describe you Cocksure, Cockofthewalk, Cockeyed.
Last time you made an impulse buy and regretted it Another original vinyl copy of 1973’s Tubular Bells (I didn’t regret it).
First concert you ever attended Jean Michel Jarre, 1989. Last time you bought someone flowers I gave someone flowers that I had been g been given free, I’m afraid
NEXT ISSUE WED 3 FEB GLASGOW FESTIVALS In February and March, world-class film and comedy gatherings arrive once again in the west. We will be having a hand in choosing some movies in the Glasgow Film Festival while in laughter land, the Glasgow International Comedy Festival features stand-up stars including Irish comics Dylan Moran (pictured) and Ardal O’Hanlon, plus Omid Djalili, Janey Godley and Mark Watson.
First object you’d save from your First burning home The one with a beating heart.
First person you’d thank in an award acceptance speech Nearest and dearest.
Last funny thing you saw L o online Roy Keane’s reaction to one of R h his players wanting paternity le leave. Last thing you recommended to someone Make sure you own a good bed and a good pair of shoes because if you’re not in one, you’re in the other.
First job F Butcher’s assistant (true story). B Last person you fantasized La about ab Girlfriend holding a guitar. G
First word you spoke Fir Nope. No Last crime you committed Las Not stepping in quickly enough. No
First book you read for a Firs sec second time The Picture of Dorian Gray. The Last song at your funeral Last ‘Hot Hot Hot’. ‘Ho
First thing you think of when you wake up in the morning ‘What the hell was that?’ Last thing you think of before you go to sleep ‘I should really tell the cabbie where I live’.
Matt Berry & The Maypoles: Live is released by Acid Jazz Records on Fri 20 Nov (see review, page 107) and the band tour throughout Dec; Toast of London returns to Channel 4 on Wed 18 Nov and the book Toast on Toast (by Berry and Arthur Mathews) is out now published by Canongate; Matt Berry Does Ghosts is available now on the BBC iPlayer.
128 THE LIST 5 Nov 2015–4 Feb 2016 128 THE LIST 5 Nov 2015–4 Feb 2016