Glenn Moore: 10 Edinburgh Fringe questions

Glenn Moore answers 10 questions about his 2016 Edinburgh Fringe show...

Give us a quick overview of your comedy career so far. Are you happy with where you're at?

My first ever gig was in 2011, but I only did about four gigs that year. Turns out that is not nearly enough, so in 2013 I threw myself into it head-first, and properly started gigging regularly. I'm very happy with how it's all going, but I wouldn't be if it stayed this way forever.

Tell us two truths and one lie about yourself (but mix them up, keep us guessing!).

1. Ronald Regan is my fourth cousin.

2. I used to model for Next.

3. I was in a Bollywood movie.

It's tricky to guess, isn't it, because they're all in their own ways implausible and boring.

Describe your new show in exactly 23 words.

Once there was a man who was brought up in a tiny village and moved to a big city. That man was me.

Any cunning plans to get more punters in?

Outside of comedy, I'm a newsreader, and have in the past month utilised any opportunity to plug my show on-air, in what can only be described as a flagrant disregard for Ofcom's broadcasting guidelines. That and 20,000 flyers featuring my head.

What's your plan for trying to eat - and drink - healthily during the Fringe?

I've brought my running stuff and I'm going to store it safely in my suitcase for a month. Telling myself to be healthy during the Fringe is my new "We should do lunch!" It won't happen, and I don't know why, considering I've tried literally nothing.

What will you miss most while you're away from home?

Being in vehicles. The Edinburgh Fringe involves walking down the same 15 or so roads every day, so public transport isn't really necessary. Really going to miss that night bus.

Aside from performing, what else are you looking forward to doing in Scotland's fine capital?

I'm going to a wedding halfway through the Fringe, and although tremendous fun will surely be had, it'll be difficult to resist the urge to look at the congregation and try not to think "I could exit-flyer the shit out of this."

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

We're talking your basics: Donny Chuckles, Norman Namron, underrated sketch group Two Pints of Laughter And A Packet of Quips, Peter Kay.

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

Dr Conrad Murray, purely for the hassle it'd cause. You're walking down the street, and you've got a show to go to, then suddenly out pops - let's face it - Michael Jackson's killer. Suddenly your day's thrown into disarray. So many questions: what's he doing here? Has he been released from prison, or has he escaped? Is this a clear breach of his parole? Eventually you miss the show you wanted to see, just so you can report the sighting to the local constabulary, only to be told that he is allowed to be out and about. He was, of course, released from prison in 2013, due to prison overcrowding and good behaviour.

Why should audiences pick your show over the 1,800+ other Fringe offerings listed on BCG this year?

I daresay it'll be the only show on the Fringe with a bit about Captain Pugwash. If it isn't, then egg on my face.

'Glenn Moore: Glengarry Glen Glenn' is at Just The Tonic at the Caves at 6pm until the 28th August. Listing