In 2007 he was nominated for the Chortle Award for best headliner – a title he won in 2008.
...even though I'd made it all up!
Michael McIntyre has revealed that he was once threatened with legal action for stealing Christmas cards – for a routine he had made-up.
The comic reveals: ‘Years ago I told a story about moving into a house where the previous owner was called Michael too, and at Christmas I got a load of Christmas cards addressed to him saying, "Dear Michael, Merry Christmas" - so I put them up on the mantlepiece and pretended they were my own.
‘The Michael in question saw me tell this on TV and sent me a legal letter asking for compensation for his stolen Christmas cards! But it was only a silly joke, it never really happened!’
McIntyre shared the incident in an interview put out by the BBC to promote his 25th anniversary stand-up special, airing next week.
The comic also shared his advice for aspiring stand-ups saying: ‘ I suppose the thing I’ve learnt most of all in 25 years of stand-up, and it’s something I still forget, is that when an audience laughs it’s not the end of a joke, it’s the beginning.
‘The audience have bought into the idea so don’t move on to the next one, keep mining that one and something funny can end up hilarious.’
• Michael McIntyre’s 25th Year Stand-Up Special airs on BBC One and iPlayer on Saturday December 14 at 8.35pm.
Published: 4 Dec 2024
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Book (2021)
A Funny Life by Michael McIntyre
DVD (2015)
Michael McIntyre: Happy & Glorious
DVD (2013)
Channel 4 Comedy Gala 2013
DVD (2012)
Michael McIntyre: Showtime!
DVD (2010)
Channel 4's Comedy Gala
DVD (2009)
Michael McIntyre Live
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Michael McIntyre: Live And Laughing
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