Rachel Parris: 'Iâve had Spanx that made me look like a broken sausageâ
The funniest standup Iâve ever seen â¦
John Mulaneyâs Kid Gorgeous made me howl. Itâs on Netflix and the whole family loved it. His âThereâs a horse loose in a hospitalâ routine about the Trump administration would be a perfect piece of standup performed by anyone, but he does it with the grace of Gene Kelly.
The funniest sketch Iâve ever seen â¦
You canât beat Two Soups [by Victoria Wood] can you? âOne soup ⦠and ⦠another ⦠soup.â
The funniest TV show Iâve ever seen â¦
Parks and Rec. I could write books about why I think itâs so great. I feel about Leslie Knope the way she feels about Ann Perkins: âOh, Ann, you beautiful, rule-breaking moth ⦠You poetic, noble land-mermaid.â
The funniest film Iâve ever seen â¦
My favourite comedy films are those where they cast very funny actors and let them improvise, so all those early Christopher Guest films: A Mighty Wind and This Is Spinal Tap, especially.
The funniest person I know â¦
I know itâs unforgivable to say your husband, but in my case [Marcus Brigstocke] it is true. We spend hours bouncing off each other, doing voices and characters, and I hope weâre still doing that till weâre old and incontinent.
The funniest heckle Iâve ever had â¦
âYouâre not Sara Pascoe.â Itâs funny cos itâs true.
The funniest item of clothing Iâve ever owned â¦
Some ill-fitting Spanx that push my thigh fat down to my knees so I look like a broken sausage.
The funniest hairstyle Iâve ever had â¦
When I was 19 I cut my own fringe and, in keeping with the times, I over-straightened it until it poked out horizontally from the top of my head like the peak of a baseball cap.
The funniest dream Iâve ever had â¦
None. I have very, very boring dreams. I often dream about things like buying milk, living in my house, or sensible trousers.
The funniest thing that shouldnât be funny â¦
People walking into things while staring at their phone. Ideally another person, or an old-fashioned lamp-post.
The funniest word â¦
Plinth.
Rachel Parrisâs radio special Austensibly Feminist airs on Radio 4 on 14 February and is then available on BBC Sounds