Rob Beckett

What is your favourite Comic Relief memory either from a past fundraising event that you’ve done or a memorable moment from watching night of TV?

Years ago I wrapped all my mate’s bedroom up in tin foil and it’s on YouTube still. If you type ‘you’ve been foiled’ into YouTube it’s me about ten years ago and we wrapped his whole bedroom up when he was away on holiday and then he come home and we filmed his reaction. It was for Comic Relief so me and my mates all did it and he didn’t complain, it took ages to unwrap it all but that was fun it was a good prank.

What are you most looking forward to on this year’s night of TV

I think I might be in a hot tub with Greg Davies, spoiler alert but that will be quite good fun. I’m looking forward to raising money. It’s just fun doing something I watched as a kid.

Are you excited about the new venue and are you looking forward to presenting in front of a live audience?

Yeah I am because it was always stand ups who looked like they didn’t know what they were doing. Like in the beginning it all had that sort of crazy anarchic atmosphere - I mean they knew what they were doing but hopefully we can bring that back again because we’re not the usual typical presenters.

Do you feel honoured to be part of it or is there a touch of nervousness?

Both really, it’s amazing to do Comic Relief because I watched it as a kid with all my family so to be doing it just feels surreal and weird so there’s a bit of nerves that I do it alright but it should be alright, and you know, what could go wrong?! I might say a word wrong on the autocue, but no one cares do they?

Have you got any kind of pre-show routine you do before going on stage?

Yeah I burn a lot of fossil fuels [laughs]. No not really I just have a shower and go to work.

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