Warning: the following contains frequent strong swearing and content some readers may find er, offensive.
I love saying terrible things, Limmy exclaims with a wry smile.
Conventional probably isnt a word best used to describe Limmys comic outlook.
Brian, you know this interviews 200 words long, he jokes.
Ive got a habit of going on.
you’re free to say stuff thats nice and fucking irresponsible, he laughs.
I want to talk about that.
I find that funny…
I just love fucking horrible things.
Ive just got a really sick sense of humour thats separate from reality.
Its funny, but I also genuinely dont like it when anything like that happens.
I dont even know if youd call it coping.
Its just one of those things.
I especially like violent things and weird things and mad things stuff to do with madness and insanity.
I just think its funny; making serious things funny or pretending to be serious about funny things.
To Limmy, its all part of the joke.
I loveThe Twilight Zone, the original black and white ones with Rod Serlings wee bit at the beginning.
You get the person who wrote it or you get someone telling you about it.
You just imagine an old guy telling you a story like that.
They seem alright and then suddenly something pops up and youre kinda looking for the door.
And its being able to write that stuff.
I like happy things turning bad or happening out of the blue… Its like a campfire.
For those aware of Limmys unique brand of humour, his approach to storytelling will feel reassuringly familiar.
Its like going back to the old days in a way.
Its just about the idea.
No ones worried about whether it looks rough.
If its funny, its funny.
They must have found it on YouTube or someone must have recommended it… And Im like, who the fuck am I?
What are you like?
You fucking careerist fucking climber cunt.
Its like: Oh, look!
Thingy on Twitter with the blue tick likes my stuff.
And I go listen to yourself, youre a slimy wee fucking nothing.
Remember the people whove been passing your stuff around for years…
There was a fuck up with the contracts, he explains, visibly irritated.
Its a shame, because I really liked it.
Its not full of wee jokes.
Its not that kind of thing.
It doesnt have a laughter track in it or anything.
But I really liked it and Id love to have it made.
And is there any hope that we may yet see it?
I said to my agent why dont we pass this about?
Lets see if anyone will take it.
But no, Ive not heard back.
And I loved it.
Away from television, Vine appears to have provided Limmy with the perfect creative outlet.
Oh, I love that one.
Especially for the voice I put on, he laughs.
If you want to judge a guy from his voice, he doesnt sound like hes got broad horizons.
What the fucks going on?
I dont know what the fucks going on.
And I dont imagine it was a wee thumbnail in amongst straight stuff.
I think I deliberately searched for whatever it was.
I spotted that and thought fuck it, Ill check that out.
Theyd be like who the fuck are you though?
I really like doing that.
This is nice and mental.
Its weird how Twitter is shaping our culture now, he muses.
Social media is really shaping how we think about things and he we react to things.
Its no mere add on to society.
It really has shaped society.
But this is how I talk to people.
I tweet stuff and I ask online.
I dont hide away nipping away to a reference library and finding out the facts privately.
I like asking the people it affects.
Some people think you shouldnt talk about something unless it affects them, but I dont think that.
With my upbringing and where I grew up, people slagged people.
If you slagged them, theyd slag you back…
It never really hurt me.
Id worry a bit, obviously, you know?
Eventually you think, well who gives a fuck, man?
I get used to it…
I honestly dont take a stab at cause anyone harm.
Its almost like theyve got enough things to prop them up.
Look at what people used to find funny.
I can imagine in a while that that will become less and less accepted.
Im up for this.
It just helps you to remember that it does nae matter.
None of this fucking matters that much.
Ive been going through the book and picking out my favourites.
What I want to do is make people laugh and entertain them.
Some of them are a bit too thoughtful… wee pensive ones…
There are things in the book that should probably come with a trigger warning… Its not like the telly.
Youve not had any warning…
It might ruin their night.
And on the one hand, well, thats the sort of thing I do, you know that.
Fans neednt worry about anything being toned down, however.
Be the one to be all light and family friendly?
Fuck that, he exclaims.
I think Ill drop him in.
That could be my garlic bread
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