After five years away, Paul Kerensa is back at the festival... this time to talk about hoverboards and flying cars.

1. Tell us about your career so far. Are you happy with where you're at?

I'm more than delighted with where I am - and in fact the whole point of my show this year to look at the future we thought we'd get (hoverboards and flying cars), and the future we've got (Dyson urinals, which are a little blowy, and in my case, unexpected children and a writing career).

My first gig was in 2001, I did well in the new act competitions of 2002, wrote for a dozen radio shows in 2004, co-wrote Lee Mack's Not Going Out since 2006, co-wrote Miranda since 2008, co-won a British Comedy Award for it in 2010 (though wasn't invited to the ceremony - I was thanked on stage while at home in my pyjamas), and now in 2015 I thought I'd better return to the fringe for the first time in 5 years. And not just because both Not Going Out and Miranda finished within a week of each other last Christmas.

2. Describe your show in exactly 23 words.

It's 2015, so... Hoverboards, Jaws 19, home fax machines? In 2006, I did a BTTF stand-up show - Time to heckle my younger self.

3. Why are you putting yourself through this famously stressful experience?

I've done 5 solo shows before. This time I'm making it comfortable to me - I'm just doing the first 1/3 of the festival, I'm bringing my family, doing an afternoon show, on the Free Festival so there's less pressure. Basically I'm happy with my career as is. If I move not one jot from this career rung, then... actually I quite fancy the next rung, so that's why I'm putting myself through it.

4. Any cunning plans to get more punters in?

Last time I did a Back To The Future show, I had a Delorean driving around Edinburgh rustling up punters. It worked a treat! Since 2006 though, my Delorean pal, like me, has sprogged young kids, so he can't make it. But I'll be spreading rumours he has, or point to the sky and tell people it's a flying Delorean, and the Edinburgh cloud has just obscured it.
I've got a Hoverboard though.

5. How much money do you think you'll lose/make this year?

A negligible amount. My last 5 shows:
Year 1: Made £500
Year 2: Made £1000
Year 3: Lost £1000
Year 4: Lost £1500
Year 5: Made £1000.
Year 6: ... I'll take an average of that. ie. Absolute break-even. Only I've got my kids with me this time, so I'm predicting I'll lose a fortune, on Haribo alone.

6. What's your weirdest past Fringe experience?

I once stripped off at the top of Arthur's Seat. It felt like the right thing to do. It was just before dawn, and I always fancied the idea of climbing the giant chair-themed hillock to see the sunrise. I did it on my own, a bit bedrunken, and with no one about, I dropped trouser to greet the sunrise over from Norway. At that moment an American couple appeared over the edge of the seat-top... but thankfully he helped her up and didn't see me in all my glory. I redressed and they arrived, annoyed they just missed the sunrise. They didn't know they didn't just miss the sun, they also missed my moon.

7. What other shows are you hoping to see?

Kids shows! I'm seeing no stand-up this year, apart from shows I'm booked to do. This is my deal with my missus. M'wife and kids are coming on the understanding that I'm with them by evening, unless I'm working. So I'm hoping to blag a 5min set with: Daniel Kitson, Stewart Lee, Jack Dee and Steve Martin. I know some of these aren't even at the Fringe this year, but I can still hope.

In truth, since having babies I haven't seen new comedians. I have no idea who's good. I'm hoping to know by the end of the Fringe.

8. If you took over programming a venue, what would you perfect line-up of comedians be?

My utter favourites:

Milton Jones, Nina Conti, Charlie Baker, Paul Tonkinson, Jim Tavare, Danny Buckler, Tom Binns as a psychic hospital radio ventriloquist, or as anyone else he wants to be, Arturo Brachetti's paper clothing experience, and me, sandwiched between two brand new acts to try and make myself look good.

9. Name the one person you'd rather not bump into during the festival.

My older self. In the show, I'm telling the audience I'm travelling through time to heckle my younger self. I'm hoping it's not real.

10. Why should audiences pick your show over the 1,700+ other comedy offerings at this year's festival?

If you've ever seen and vaguely enjoyed Back To The Future, that's what mine offers that others don't. 2015 is the only year to see a Back To The Future tribute show. And it's not all about that, so if you just like jokes - oh, and it's good clean fun for 12+s - then I think you'll have an excellent time. If not, your money back (it's free anyway).

'Paul Kerensa: Back to the Futon Pt2: Dude, Where's My Hoverboard?' is at 3:45pm at The Counting House on 6-14 August. Listing