Question: If you could be stranded on a deserted island with a famous comedian, living or dead, who would you choose?
Answer: Well, technically, I couldn’t be stranded on a “deserted” island, so…
Follow-Up Question: OK, just an island then, smart@$$. Who would you choose?
Follow-Up Answer: To be alive or dead? I’m not sure I’m comfortable deciding someone’s fate like that.
Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Question: No, who would you choose to be stranded with, on the island? They can be either a living comedian or a dead one.
Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Answer: Why would I want to be stranded with a dead comedian?
Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Question: Will you just name a comedian, please?
Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Answer: Can I name thirty instead?
Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Question: Whatever! Sure! Go ahead! Name thirty @#$%ing comedians! Just get on with it, yeah?
Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Answer: Hmm. Let’s see. I quite like:

Chris Addison
Frankie Boyle
Marcus Brigstocke
Rob Brydon
Ed Byrne
Alan Davies
Greg Davies
Hugh Dennis
Bret Ernst
Noel Fielding
Stephen Fry
Rhod Gilbert
Donald Glover
Mitch Hedberg
Russell Howard
Phill Jupitus
Sean Lock
Lee Mack
Demetri Martin
Steve Martin
David Mitchell
Monty Python*
Dara O’Briain
Andy Parsons
Sara Pascoe
Amy Poehler
Kristen Schaal
Martin Short
Holly Walsh
Robert Webb

Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Question: And these are the ones you’d want on the island with you?
Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up to the Follow-Up Answer: What island?

*Monty Python are actually several comedians, but who’s counting?

© 2016 Tony Vicory