Andy Hamilton matriculated at Downing College in 1973. Alongisde his  English degree Andy performed with CULES, the Cambridge University Light Entertainment Society. He is a comedian, game show panellist, television director, comedy screenwriter and radio dramatist. Andy regularly appears on TV and radio shows including Have I Got News For You, I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue, QI and Old Harry’s Game. He has written scripts for The Two Ronnies, It’s Only a Theory and the award-winning BBC1 sitcom Outnumbered.

What’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to you?

“I thought you were smaller”.

Worst public moment?

Trying to retrieve my umbrella from the flamingo enclosure at Copenhagen Zoo. (It’s a long story).

What would your magic power be?

Time travel - to eradicate deadlines.

What’s the last thing you saw (theatre, cinema, TV...)?

Much Ado About Nothing at Shakespeare’s Globe. It was excellent.

What are you reading at the moment?

Lots of books about Satan. (I’m not a pervert, I’m making a documentary about him.)

Guiltiest pleasure?

The Apprentice.

Favourite Cambridge haunt?

The Panton Arms.

Fondest memory of studenthood?

The Panton Arms.

What would be served at your dream dinner party and who would you invite?

The head of Piers Morgan. My guests: Gianfranco Zola and Jimmy Greaves.

Tell us a joke.

A skeleton walks into a pub and says “I’ll have a pint of lager and a mop.”