Louis Theroux

His last tour sold over 1.2 million tickets globally.

That's a big number.

Making it the biggest ever international stand-up tour.

I mean, he's British, but he has a following in America, definitely Australia.

So yeah, those numbers might even be true.

He's probably best known for his rapid fire, often darkly humorous one-liners.

He spits them out like a comedic spitfire.

He does amazing crowd work as well.

And in fact, at the moment, there are many compilations of his audience interactions online that you can find in your favorite social media feed.

He's got his wits about him.

He's got that thing where someone in the crowd can give him some attitude and he gives it right back to them.

I have a lot of respect for people who can zing on the fly, ad hoc.

improvisationally.

You may also be familiar with him as the host of many, many panel shows here in the UK, shows like 8 Out of 10 Cats, I think that one's not on the air anymore, the Big Fat Quiz of the Year, and most recently, Amazon's smash hit, Last One Laughing.

That's been smashing it in the ratings, where he's assembled with, he's the host, but there are a rogues gallery of beloved British comedians, and they all try not to laugh.

Right.

And then the others try and make them laugh.

I think you're getting the idea.

He's a colossus of the present day comedy scene.

And it's great to have him on the show because it's a chance to examine someone.