Emergency Question: Which sitcom character would you be?

Edinburgh Fringe comedians answer

Every day until the end of the Fringe, we're asking one of Richard Herring's Emergency Questions from the RHLSTP podcast to comedians. Here's today's batch of insights...

An ex once said to me out of the blue ‘the problem with you is…' (great start) ‘…you think you’re Mark, but you’re actually Jez’. I think he was Super Hans. Chelsea Birkby whose show More Mr Nice Chelsea is on at Just the Tonic at The Caves at 3:40pm

Sinead would be Mrs Doyle from Father Ted because she loves the misery of making tea. Norris & Parker whose show Sirens is on at Monkey Barrel at 9:15pm

Niles’ wife in Frasier. Maris? Easiest job in the world. No lines, no appearances, just that sweet sweet paycheck every week. Either that or any baby in any sitcom. But not as a baby. Just me, 35 years old, in a nappy. Will Duggan whose show Iceberg is on at Pleasance Courtyard at 3:25pm

One of the Nazi's in 'Allo 'Allo. Garrett Millerick whose show Just Trying to Help is on at Monkey Barrel at 11:25pm

Jeremy would be Jerry Seinfeld (funny one) Hunter would be Elaine (sexy one) Cory would be Alf (from Alf) Cory Peter Lane, Jeremy Elder and Hunter Saling whose show Business Casual: Feral is on at Gilded Balloon at 8:20pm

Nerdy best friend who has a great arc in S2 and 3 but you get bored of by S4 Sam See whose show Sam See: Government Approved Sex is on at Laughing Horse @ Counting House, The Attic at 7:30pm

Rick from Rick and Morty. Tony Law whose show Tony Law A Now Begin in Again is on at Monkey Barrel at 12:00am

Jerry Seinfeld in the streets, George Costanza in the sheets Milo Edwards whose show Voicemail is on at The Mash House at 4:35pm

Derek has an ongoing obsession with Alice from the Vicar of Dibley. The late, great Emma Chambers plays her simultaneously daft, knowing and irresistibly charming. Derek is desperate to become knowing and irresistibly charming, too. He is already daft. Kathy Maniura & Derek Mitchell whose show Horseplay: Bareback is on at Underbelly at 10:30pm

Phoebe from Friends. Being a little more simple sounds nice. Jake Cornell whose show Man & Woman is on at Assembly at 6:15pm

If I could live their life then I'd be one of the main characters in Friends because they seem to do very little work but still be inexplicably successful. If I could play any character in a sitcom it would be Margot from the Good Life. Lucy Frederick whose show Lucy Frederick's Big Fat Wedding is on at Gilded Balloon Patterhoose at 3:40pm

Unfortunately Ross from Friends :( Eli Matthewson whose show Daddy Short-Legs is on at Underbelly George Square at 8:50pm

Marcel, the monkey from Friends. That guy was so cool. Tom Little whose show Tom Little Has Good Reviews So Prepare to Be Impressed is on at Subway at 3:45pm

I'm literally succcchhhhh a Miranda!!! (from 'Miranda'). Leo Reich whose show Literally Who Cares?! is on at Pleasance Courtyard at 9:35pm

I would be Frasier so that when I walk around town people go "whoa, that’s Frasier" Kylie Brakeman whose show Linda Hollywood's Big Hollywood Night is on at Gilded Balloon at 7:00pm

Hank Moody from Californication. I don't think that show has aged very well. A lot of disreputable antics go down in that show. I just think it would be fun. And what a dream as an actor for David Duchovny a sex addict irl to play a character who bones bunch of beautiful women. I want that for me but instead of beautiful women its just David Duchovny everytime. Erika Ehler whose show Femcel is on at Monkey Barrel at 9:40pm

Errol from 15 Storeys High as there's never been anyone nicer. David Ephgrave whose show Good Grief - Edinburgh Fringe 2022 at Chortle.co.uk">David Ephgrave: Good Grief is on at Just the Tonic at the Caves at 2:40pm

Ally McBeal. Living a world of gender neutral toilets where you can go and have a restorative dance, weird eccentric personalities embraced, chance to practice the law I learned on TV, and Robert Downey Jr (my first crush) as a love interest. Tick, tick, tick, tick. Vix Leyton whose show The Comedy Arcade / More Fiction Than Girl is on at Underbelly / Just the tonic at 1:22pm

Published: 15 Aug 2022