Fringe benefits

♦ I’m not a fan of the new pound coin, but then again, I hate all change. Ken Cheng, pictured

♦ I’ve given up asking rhetorical questions. What’s the point? Alexei Sayle

♦ I went to a Pretenders gig. It was a tribute act. Tim Vine

♦ I like to imagine the guy who invented the umbrella was going to call it the ‘brella’. But he

hesitated. Andy Field

♦ Combine Harvesters. And you’ll have a really big restaurant. Mark Simmons

♦ I’m rubbish with names. It’s not my fault, it’s a condition. There’s a name for it… Jimeoin

♦ I have

two boys, 5 and 6. We’re no good at naming things in our house. Ed Byrne

♦ I wasn’t particularly close to my dad before he died… which was lucky, because he trod on a landmine. Olaf Falafel

♦ I’m looking for the girlnext-door type. I’m just gonna keep moving house till I find her. Lew Fitz