
 ...and the banter just keeps on coming!
Question from Jack Stewart: After the Crimewatch sketch with Ronald Villiers, can you give us your best Crimewatch face to the webcam? Ford: You'll see this in about 30 seconds, pal, cos there's a delay wi' this thing. And it's pixelated! BBC Host: Ford grabs the paper doily from under his nuts and peers through it. Question from Garry Fitzpatrick: Why do you never do any sketches regarding football fans ie Celtic and Rangers? Greg: It's covered very well by Only An Excuse. Ford: We're pish at fitba. Greg: A bit like Dunfermline. Question from Haris McMan: I used tae go tae a drama school called PACE, in this series will we be seeing a lot of my PACE buddies? Ford: Yes you will, we use PACE a lot. Question from Stevo Yabas: How come u don’t make sketches slagging people from Edinburgh? Greg: It's too far away. Ford: They're makin' a good enough job theirsels! Greg: This show's aboot Scotland and everyone knows Edinburgh's in England. Question from Mike Enstone: What is the punchline to Ford's favourite joke? Ford: Wears the candle, doesn't it? Ford: I'm going to eat grass - you brace yourself! Question from Neil Ferrisey: Is it true you had to tone down the jokes to allow the English to understand the banter? Greg: Eh, no. Ford: No, we had to tone down the banter to let the English understand the programme. Question from Ballistic Bob: Is Ballistic Bob representative of any of your own natures? Ford: Keep watching! (attempts to wreck webcam). Ford: Ask anybody that's tried to tune in a VCR with a hangover. Question from Helen C: Why don’t you come out to the sticks for some new material? eg Coatbridge, plenty characters there! Ford: Away and gie's peace! Question from Mike from Liverpool: Have either of you ever done any stand up? Ford: Both of us. That's how we met. Greg: Aye, standin' up! Question from Yvonne Chalmers: Are either of you married? I thought that Greg was married to Julie Nimmo, but I've noticed that she isn't in the new series! What's all that about? (if you don't mind me asking?!?) Greg: I'm married to Julie, she's not in the new series cos she had a baby. Question from John MacFarlane: Do you feel responsible for all the Glesga kids with twisted nipples? Ford: Very sad. Greg: Pretty sad, actually. We should've thought long and hard about that. We had some crackin' wedgie sketches! It could've been worse than sore nipples! Ford: Consider yersels lucky - it could've been Scanty Man! Question from Scott Morrison: Which is better Greg? The Live Floor Show or Chewin the Fat? Greg: Chewin' the Fat. Ford: The Live Floor Show! Comment from John Alan: I know a wee burd who nipped your mate Paul from the show and she said he’s hung like a wasp!!! Ford: (BBC Host: Once he'd stopped laughing!) She should consider hersel lucky - all the other birds he's stung are at the bottom of the Clyde! Question from Charli Clayton: Greg, r u really Canadian or is it just patter to make you sound interesting? Greg: Er ... yes! Ford: The questions better start gettin' interesting, there's only 5 mins left. Question from Bonnie Earl: Do you think your comedy could travel to Europe or even the States? Greg: It's already been sold to Germany, France, Poland, Portugal, Switzerland, Austria… Ford: …and we're speaking to Fox in America! Question from Neill Dorans: Is series 4 going to be released on video? Ford & Greg: Yes. Greg: Christmas? Ford: November. Question from Joe Wall: How long does it take to write the average series? Ford: An average series, we would write in about 5 minutes. An excellent series takes about 6 months. Question from Gonk Dobber: Did you get any royalties from the Chewin' the Fat rave song that was going about last year? Ford: Unfortunately the royalty was Fergie, which isn’ae quite royal! Greg: No, we didn't. Question from Jay: Who is the guy who whistles his S based on? Ford: He's based on a guy that I met who just whistled when he spoke. Question from Karen Smith: My son wants to know what’s the brown stuff you use in the sewers? Ford: It's real sh*t. Greg: We learned that from De Niro. Ford: We're Stanislavsky trained. Question from Kath Pedersen: What's the fascination with peas? Greg: Peas are just funny. Don't you agree? Question from Aly Turner: Where did you get the title "Chewin' The Fat from? Ford: It was nearly called The Missing Finger. And the other one was, Your Baws Are Cheesy. Aye, Yer Maw, was another possibility. Question from Adam Cairns: Why are you killing off the lighthouse keepers. Greg: Cos we were worried that people were going to tire of them… Ford: …and Virgin bought the Lighthouse. Question from Nik Price: Does 'doin the Big Man give you a sore throat? Ford: What's it got to dae wi you, fanny baws? I'll gie you a sore throat! Question from Lobby Dosser: Why the fascination with cheesy baws? Greg: Why not? Ford: There's nothing fascinating about them. BBC Host: Last question coming up... Question from Scott Morrison: Will we be seeing the Glasweigan cowboys tonight? Ford: Yes, in about 3 minutes, so f**k off! Greg: Ya e-pr*cks. Comment from Marc Clift: A sketch to do with "yer maw’s crabs on a piece" would make a good sketch - wit dae ya hink? BBC Host: Couldn't resist that one - snuck in at the end. Greg: Ye canny throw yer piece tae yer crabby weans oot a twenty storey flat. BBC Host: A final word from the guys... Greg & Ford: Thanks for having us. Youse will never amount to f**k all. BBC Host: Such nice boys! 
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