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a pillow. Head on a pillow.’
Do you enjoy performing live to big
crowds like that?
Probably the most fun I’ve ever had.
It was incredible.
Were you nervous?
No, because it was in character. So
it can’t go wrong. If it does go wrong,
it’s funny. They’re in on the joke. The
crowd were singing along to the gigs
we did after the album came out in
the UK. Honestly, it was like a Queen
concert. It’s unbelievable. I had to stop
myself from laughing. It’s unbelievable,
and the band is amazing. Even though
it’s a joke, it’s an absolutely f–ing thrill.
Are you ever going to make it out to
Australia then?
Yeah. It’s on my bucket list. Honestly.
I want to find five weeks. I don’t want
to pop out there, do a junket and come
back.
If you did a quick visit, the jetlag
would ruin you.
Exactly, but I think I’ve got a way
around that. This is maybe a weird
theory, but I reckon if I take three days
to get there and always travel west, and
then come back the same way, it will
take me a long time and I reckon I could
beat it. So if I go L.A., Hawaii, Australia,
Tokyo, and then come back, I reckon I
can get away with jetlag. What do you
think?
It’s worth a try.
I love the wildlife. It’s because it’s
been separated for millions of years,
that now you’ve got these marsupials
and they are the craziest, loveliest
animals in the world. Obviously you’ve
got the most poisonous snakes,
spiders, jellyfish, and sharks. I don’t
even like an English bath spider.
Yes, there are plenty of snakes
where I’ve just moved. Not overly
comforting for an Englishman. I
certainly keep my eyes open when
I’m walking the dog through long
grass.
Keep the serum in the fridge, do you?
[Laughs] No, it’s not quite that bad.
Yeah, I know it’s rare because the
most poisonous ones don’t usually get
into your house or gardens.
But yes, Australia is certainly on my
bucket list. I do love the idea of the
country. I’ve got a lot of Australian
followers on Twitter and Facebook. I’ve
got to do it.
So what’s next for David Brent? Any
plans in the pipeline?
We’ve got a few gigs before
Christmas; a couple of arena gigs for
David Brent Christmas shows which I’m
very excited about. Obviously promoting
the album around the world. In the
meantime I’m getting my own tour
together. Me as myself doing stand-up,
which I haven’t done for six years. So
I suppose my stand-up is my next big
project. That’s the thing most likely to
bring me to Australia to be honest.
Is stand-up something you enjoy?
I do more and more now. I think
this might be the best one I’ve done,
because I consciously didn’t want to
write it like the last ones, I just wanted
to go out and do it. I’ve done a lot of
warm-ups. It’s much more organic. It’s
my most honest, I think, which is what
you should do. You should always be
trying to tell the whole truth more and
more. The older I get, I think the truth
is everything. Don’t give a f–k what
people think about it, or if they like the
truth, you’ve still got to f–ing say it.
Thanks for the chat, Ricky.
It was great. Thank you, that was a
pleasure.
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