Our review copy of said DVD had no extras, which we duly reported.
The thing is somebody could write, this DVD is absolute cack.
This show isnt funny, and I hate Ross Noble.
And Id just look at it and go whatever, I dont care.
But when its factually, thats different!
Im guessing that happens quite a lot…?
How obscure have you gone?
BecauseLoopers fairly mainstream, isnt it?
Its massively mainstream, its just nobody saw it!
And I went yeah!
So one person got it!
The shows absolutely peppered with things that might be references to films.
So I was putting loads ofBack To The Futurereferences in, none of which he got!
Tell me that was in Newcastle!
That Christopher Lloyd just happened to walk into a gig there!
It was actually in New Zealand.
Thats just as far from where he lives!
But I quite like that.
Theres the Patrick Swayze-Ghostbit, too.
But thats just the joy of it.
But I prefer it the other way.
Maniac Copwas in the mix too.
I might be mixing my Maniacs up…
But if they were remakingManiac Cop, thats a bit sad.
RoboCopremains the divisive remake at the moment.
Are you fairly calm on that one?
Its likeMad Max,you know?
They were going to make it in Silverton where they made the second one.
And it rained, so they had to go to Namibia.
I was actually in Namibia while they were filming it.
They filmed it out in the open, on location!
I was in a different bit of Namibia!
I was very good, because I would happily be an extra.
Are you pushing more movie stuff then?
I loved doingStitches, and I do want to do some more.
Im not like that.
Its like people who want to be on telly, or want to be famous.
Me, I take everything on a case by case basis.
If it was some sort of knockabout… hang on, Ill say that now.
I reserve the right to completely go back on this.
Thats not what Im about.
What about the Harry Hill approach?
Hes doingThe Harry Hill Movie, of course…
Well again, Im a massive Harry Hill fan.
But thats one of those things where youre putting yourself into a film.
And again, that doesnt really interest me.
I think its a brilliant thing that hes done.
For me, though, its likeStitches.
I dont just want to do anything.
You should do a Chas & Dave biopic.
You were Tweeting about them just the other day.
I was, yeah!
I trust youre a Snooker Loopy man?
[Laughs, and seems very pleased with this particular question] Yeah!
Premium Chas & Dave?
Of course you do!
But then weirdly, when they madeBig Break, Snooker Loopysurelyshould have been the theme tune.
Which was from do you know where thats from?
The geek has been challenged!
That was from a musical calledThe Hunting Of The Snark, which was written by Mike Batt ofWomblesfame.
I couldnt believe it because I was watching the Royal Variety, and Danny Baker was Tweeting about it.
And then I Tweeted basically saying Chas & Dave!.
Because they were the closing act.
The headline of the Royal Variety.
Well, in fact…
Ah, here comes my exclusive…
No, no.
[Mr Noble sings again].
That was a great role for Richard Briers too.
His last film, yeah.
It wasnt his last film.Run For Your Wifewas his last film.
What,Run For Your Wife?
Do you have a Richard Briers completist shelf or something?
Just to be clear.
What it was, I was supposed to introduceBlazing Saddles.
It was a thing in Edinburgh where comedians were introducing movies.
One of my favourite facts aboutBlazing Saddlesis that originally, Mel Brooks worked with Richard Pryor on the script.
It was Richard Pryors idea to come up with the black sheriff, which he was going to play.
And I explained that to Nicholas, and he went I did not know that about Richard.
And Id told him all this stuff about Richard Pryor, and he thought I said Richard Briers.
So heres the thing.
One, Richard Briers didnt grow up in a brothel.
Two, didnt writeBlazing Saddles.
Thirdly, why would he be playing a black sheriff?!
You left Nicholas Parsons with the impression that Richard Briers was a heroin addict?
How long before you corrected him?
Well, I didnt.
Youve not corrected him?
Somebody must have done!
For your Richard Briers completist shelf, do you have Kenneth BranaghsIn The Bleak Midwinter?
And its a movie about a bunch of luvvies put on a production of Hamlet on Christmas Eve.
He basically gets his mates, and writes a film around them.
And Im convinced its Richard Briers best performance.
[Ourlookback at In The Bleak Midwinter is here]
Really?
Better than Blind Man inFrankenstein?!
Because thats the other thing.
If you were playingPointless, name one of Robert De Niros co-stars!
But I did some shows in London.
And there was this band who are phenomenal.
Theyre called Oompah Brass, and I was playing their stuff before the show.
Theyre an oompah band who do rock covers, and theyre phenomenal.
And people were loving it.
So I said lets get a box of their CDs and sell them at the gig.
And we sold out.
I was doing three nights at Hammersmith, and they said can come down on one of the nights.
They came down on the first night, in full lederhosen, so they did that.
And they ended up doing three nights at the Hammersmith Apollo!
Were you joining in by the end?
It all comes out the end of their trumpets.
And I was like what is this?
I looked down and theyd gobbed everywhere!
A quick yes or no question, just to clear up any doubt.
Are there any extras on your DVD this time?
Its just acting though!
But it got me wondering, what are the best questions you get asked in that segment?
Weirdly, sometimes what you get is people picking up on logic.
I really like that, it really makes me laugh.
And I love it.
The whole thing is based on stretching logic.
So that happens quite a lot.
But he [Guillermo del Toro] can sort of do no wrong in my eyes.
But you watch something like that, and you go why did they need to be inside the thing?
You could understand with the mark one stuff though.
The first generation versions.
The later versions, granted.
I cant see anything!
And thats the main thing that annoys you about Prometheus?!
Ah, but thats what I mean.
I love that you’re free to buy into the massive picture, but its that little thing…
Final question then: your favourite Jason Statham movie?
For high concept…
Ha, based on those three words, Im guessing itsCrankthen.
You could see that one coming!
Ross Noble, thank you very much!
