Who’s that we see leading a rabble of comedians our way? It’s only next weeks Zing Comedy Club headliner Justin Panks #Lincolncomedy.
1. What is your full name?
Justin Panks
2. How old are you?
38
3. Where were you born?
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
4. Who is your inspiration?
The bloke that discovered the vaccine for polio but refused to patent it so it could be mass produced and save millions of children’s lives rather than make him a ton of money. I could Google his name but it’s not important and I’ll probably find out it’s an apocryphal tale and have to think of some other fake, semi-obscure inspirational character that makes me look principled and empathetic.
5. How did you get into comedy?
I hated my job (roofing) and felt I needed a change of career. So, I sat down and analysed my skills (I have none) and decided I might be quite good at comedy because I swear a lot and, as we all know, the secret of good comedy is swearing. I then booked myself in for my first gig which was a heat of one of the most prestigious new act competitions in the country having never been to a live comedy show in my life.
6. Where was your most memorable performance, and what made it so memorable?
I only remember the terrible deaths. The last truly awful one was a Christmas corporate gig in Lowestoft but this isn’t the time or place to talk about that. No, the time and place to talk about that is in my bed at 3amwhen I bolt upright and scream random details about it in a cold sweat. Apparently.
7. Would you rather slap David Cameron with a salmon or throw a swan at Nick Clegg?
I have no idea who does what. I would want no part of a scary, hissing swan though so I think I’d do the other thing to the other bloke with the non-swan.
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