Jamie McDonald

Up to the studio where I was greeted by a runner and I was whisked down to hair and makeup. Then it was up to this audience-packed studio where amidst this light flashing din, I met the captains, you know, Paul and Ian, who are two comedy heroes of mine. And we were applauded into our seats and from nowhere I was given a bottle of water and a layer of anti-shine powder. There was some shouting.

Up to the studio where I was greeted by a runner and I was whisked down to hair and makeup. Then it was up to this audience-packed studio where amidst this light flashing din, I met the captains, you know, Paul and Ian, who are two comedy heroes of mine. And we were applauded into our seats and from nowhere I was given a bottle of water and a layer of anti-shine powder. There was some shouting.

The cameras started rolling. The theme tune blasted out. And with this kind of bowel-melting surge of adrenaline, we were off. Now, prior to the show, the producers and I, we had had a chat about the video and picture rounds. And we all just thought it would be funny. LAUGHTER that whenever a picture or a clip come up for comment, I just have a guess at what it might be.

The cameras started rolling. The theme tune blasted out. And with this kind of bowel-melting surge of adrenaline, we were off. Now, prior to the show, the producers and I, we had had a chat about the video and picture rounds. And we all just thought it would be funny. LAUGHTER that whenever a picture or a clip come up for comment, I just have a guess at what it might be.

The cameras started rolling. The theme tune blasted out. And with this kind of bowel-melting surge of adrenaline, we were off. Now, prior to the show, the producers and I, we had had a chat about the video and picture rounds. And we all just thought it would be funny. LAUGHTER that whenever a picture or a clip come up for comment, I just have a guess at what it might be.

So a Ford Fiesta popped up. I guessed it was Vladimir Putin. More unseen images popped up. I kept guessing it was Vladimir Putin. It turns out it was a very effective answer. It went down well with the audience. The recording was good fun. The producers were happy. You know, I thought, I've done a good job.

So a Ford Fiesta popped up. I guessed it was Vladimir Putin. More unseen images popped up. I kept guessing it was Vladimir Putin. It turns out it was a very effective answer. It went down well with the audience. The recording was good fun. The producers were happy. You know, I thought, I've done a good job.

So a Ford Fiesta popped up. I guessed it was Vladimir Putin. More unseen images popped up. I kept guessing it was Vladimir Putin. It turns out it was a very effective answer. It went down well with the audience. The recording was good fun. The producers were happy. You know, I thought, I've done a good job.

The morning after the show aired, my wife and I, we were driving to Bristol and I opened Twitter just to see if there'd been any buzz around the show. And boom, I was hit with this force 10 Twitter star. If you don't know what a Twitter storm is, it's where a ton of Twitter trolls decide to suddenly get incandescent with rage at a person or an issue that has absolutely nothing to do with them.

The morning after the show aired, my wife and I, we were driving to Bristol and I opened Twitter just to see if there'd been any buzz around the show. And boom, I was hit with this force 10 Twitter star. If you don't know what a Twitter storm is, it's where a ton of Twitter trolls decide to suddenly get incandescent with rage at a person or an issue that has absolutely nothing to do with them.

The morning after the show aired, my wife and I, we were driving to Bristol and I opened Twitter just to see if there'd been any buzz around the show. And boom, I was hit with this force 10 Twitter star. If you don't know what a Twitter storm is, it's where a ton of Twitter trolls decide to suddenly get incandescent with rage at a person or an issue that has absolutely nothing to do with them.

They lampoon, they attack, they go nuts, in this case on my behalf, until something else as equally as nothing to do with them happens and they bugger off to shout at that for a while. These are some of the tweets from this storm. I've changed the names, the handles, just to protect identities. At I'm a patronizing bellend wrote, shame on you, have I got news?

They lampoon, they attack, they go nuts, in this case on my behalf, until something else as equally as nothing to do with them happens and they bugger off to shout at that for a while. These are some of the tweets from this storm. I've changed the names, the handles, just to protect identities. At I'm a patronizing bellend wrote, shame on you, have I got news?

They lampoon, they attack, they go nuts, in this case on my behalf, until something else as equally as nothing to do with them happens and they bugger off to shout at that for a while. These are some of the tweets from this storm. I've changed the names, the handles, just to protect identities. At I'm a patronizing bellend wrote, shame on you, have I got news?

You invite a blind person onto your show and you make absolutely no adaptation to the format so he can take part. Okay. and then at, don't worry disabled people, I'll stand up for you, wrote, am I missing something here? What's wrong with giving the poor guy, hey, poor guy, prick. What's wrong with giving the poor guy an earpiece for audio description?

You invite a blind person onto your show and you make absolutely no adaptation to the format so he can take part. Okay. and then at, don't worry disabled people, I'll stand up for you, wrote, am I missing something here? What's wrong with giving the poor guy, hey, poor guy, prick. What's wrong with giving the poor guy an earpiece for audio description?

You invite a blind person onto your show and you make absolutely no adaptation to the format so he can take part. Okay. and then at, don't worry disabled people, I'll stand up for you, wrote, am I missing something here? What's wrong with giving the poor guy, hey, poor guy, prick. What's wrong with giving the poor guy an earpiece for audio description?

Because that would be about as entertaining as a seat-heavy game of musical chairs. So I thought, hang on a second here. I'm going to have to set the record straight. So we pulled into this rundown motorway service station where I tweeted, last night was a career highlight. I absolutely loved being on at Have I Got News. I really appreciate everybody's concern on my behalf.

Because that would be about as entertaining as a seat-heavy game of musical chairs. So I thought, hang on a second here. I'm going to have to set the record straight. So we pulled into this rundown motorway service station where I tweeted, last night was a career highlight. I absolutely loved being on at Have I Got News. I really appreciate everybody's concern on my behalf.

Because that would be about as entertaining as a seat-heavy game of musical chairs. So I thought, hang on a second here. I'm going to have to set the record straight. So we pulled into this rundown motorway service station where I tweeted, last night was a career highlight. I absolutely loved being on at Have I Got News. I really appreciate everybody's concern on my behalf.