Will it eventually overshadow its parent, like The Simpsons emerging from Tracy Ullman?
We certainly see it as the natural successor to The Simpsons, and in time we hope to overtake more established names like chess and bridge to become the world’s number one game. It’s a big ambition, but you have to think big. Chess itself started out as a Twitter trend. I remember you telling me a few years back that you hardly got a word in during your first Mock the Week appearance – is there an art to doing panel shows? The art is probably being able to steel yourself for a battle; being prepared to treat it like a competitive sport. Which is not to say that you have to trample on everyone else, but you certainly have to lose any trace of self-effacement and go as high-status as you can. And you also have to be lightning-quick and pithy with your punchlines. All this suits some people better than others, it’s fair to say. For someone who’s been on a lot of panel shows, I’m not really cut out for them. But it’s a useful discipline to develop. You’ve got a big tour coming up later in
