David O'Doherty

Yeah, I am intrigued to find out what he did yesterday.

We are doing this chat to coincide with the paperback release of his autobiography, What Have I Done?

And that is a name with some resonance considering some of the absolute losers we've had on this podcast.

If he is trying to rip off this podcast, I'm going straight to the back, the index, and I'm seeing about washing information, what temperature...

What spin cycle?

And I'll put it to him during this podcast.

Maybe if the potential arises, I'll put it to him and I will come down on him like a ton of bricks.

Oh, let's find out.

Here is what Ben Elton did yesterday.

One of my comedy heroes is now slamming the size of my head.

I'm not.

I mean, that's your man.

That's your man, Max.

I think you look lovely.

I think the fear is, though, that this podcast then gets so big and we sign some mega deal that they make us retrospectively make video podcasts.

And we have to get Ben back, pay him a huge sum of money to mime along with his own.

We literally have to learn off by heart what we said.

Even worse than that, he stares at a tea's made, and he's waiting for its time to shine.

With the greatest of respect to probably the most influential British comedy writer of the last 40 years, does it not shoot through you like the Flying Scotsman and the next three hours are spent furiously scrolling on your phone as you sit on the loo?

Max, it'd be amazing if Ben reveals now that after the decaf tea and the pot of coffee, he drinks half a bottle of gin.