Italian a scoffer we can’t refuse..
WE have such a taste for Italian food we scoff it an average three times a week.
Spaghetti bolognese, pizza and lasagne are the most popular meals on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays respectively.
We then opt for more traditional British fare – with cottage pie the top choice on Thursdays and fish and chips on Friday.
Sunday is, of course, roast day – and most of us like an Indian or Chinese takeaway on Saturdays.
The poll also found Geordies are most likely to eat in front of the telly.
Some 53% admit sitting on the sofa with a tray at least four nights a week.
Londoners were least likely to have TV dinners, at 25%, but as a whole 43% of us admit dining in front of the box four times a week.
And 10% owned up to eating in bed with the TV.
Hotel chain Travelodge, which did the study, found that the average family has dinner at 7pm.
A quarter consider it “old fashioned” to eat before 5pm.
COMEDIAN Andrew Doyle has just made a brave confession.
“Sometimes Donald Trump will tweet something I find funny,” he’s admitted.
“You have to acknowledge he can do that.”
That’s not to say Andrew is a fan of the
US president. Far from it.
It’s just he hates being told what he can and can’t chuckle at.
That’s why, besides being a successful laughable. But many take her at face value. performer in his own right, he co-founded That’s the gag.
Comedy Unleashed – a London event In her guise, Andrew will routinely post where stand-ups can try out gags they are earnestly right-on remarks such as “the afraid to try elsewhere. coronavirus is transphobic” – then sit back
Gags that might upset the politically and wait for the reaction. correct “woke movement” and those who “I really enjoy it when she gets into are easily offended. arguments. And I always stay in character.
“There’s a kind of groupthink going on in “I want to see how absurd I can get the comedy industry,” he explains. before people clock.”
“Some opinions are considered acceptable There’s a serious point, mind you. and will help your career. Others are “Twitter is a bit of a cesspit. I’m doing considered unacceptable and will damage this to satirise the kind of social justice it. I don’t think that’s very civilised. activists who use it to spread their ideas.
“So we wanted to put on a night that “They claim to be fighting for justice, yet encourages free thinking, where acts they’re some of the most vicious people can take risks. That includes the you’ll find.” potential to offend. Andrew’s comic hero is the late
“It’s not about being as Victoria Wood. Other favourites crude or as vicious as include French & possible. We’re not interested Saunders and The Office. in that. Talking of the latter,
“It’s just that Ricky Gervais must be should be no something of a hero, I thing in comedy suggest, given how much safe space.” of his Twitter conduct
Andrew is aware the echoes Andrew’s beliefs. event has its detractors. “It’s great because he can
“They’ll say: ‘Oh, you just say what he wants. No-one’s want an excuse to be racist on going to ‘cancel’ Ricky Gervais. stage.’ That’s ludicrous. There’s a He’s got far too big a fan base. The difference between joking about race and real concern is for young comics who don’t being racist. feel they can express certain opinions
“Similarly with homophobia. If I joke because of the flak they’ll get.” about homosexuality, that doesn’t mean Andrew hopes this stifling the joke’s a homophobic joke.” climate will just be a phase.
And as for accusations of pandering to “Eventually, we’ll move beyond the right, he points out most of the acts, like madness,” he says. “That’s fine by me. him, are actually on the left. “I don’t want to have to keep talking
“I don’t care what your politics are. I just about this stuff. care if you’re funny.” “The best-case scenario
Andrew is better known to many as his of a job!”
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online alter ego, a satirical character called To find out more about the
Titania Mcgrath, inset above. free-thinking Comedy Unleashed,
While Andrew’s own Twitter account has visit comedyunleashed.co.uk. And for
92,600 followers, as Titania he is approaching details of Andrew’s Q&A tour plans half a million. with author Douglas Murray, go to
Titania, in a nutshell, resistingwokeness.com. there such as a is so woke it’s
FILM: A Room With A View
BOOK: Shalimar The Clown by Salman Rushdie
PLAY: Who’s Afraid Of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee
TV SHOW: The Singing Detective
ACTOR: Tim Curry
COMEDIAN: Victoria Wood
SOAP CHARACTER: Nell Mangel (Neighbours)
SPORTING EVENT: Annual sheep racing on the island of Sark comedy this is that I’m out
SPORTSPERSON: Dwayne Johnson
SONG: Even In The Shadows, by Enya
SINGER: Tori Amos
BAND: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich
FOOD: Pizza
DRINK: Champagne
CITY: Derry
HOLIDAY DESTINATION: Florence
GADGET: Chastity belt
FIGURE FROM HISTORY: Mary Toft
ANIMAL: Bulldog