Stand-up's new record attempt

Another comic is to attempt the longest solo stand-up show – less than a month after the record was last broken.

American comedian Bob Marley will attempt to perform for longer than the 38 hrs 14 mins minutes set by Norway’s Hans Morten Hansen at the Oslo Comedy Festival last month.

The charity attempt starts at a comedy club in Portland, Maine, at 7am next Wednesday, finishing in the early hours of Friday.

He said: ‘I’ve got a lot of problems, and I’m going to be working them out… I’m going for the Guinness Book Of World Records for longest performance.

‘I’m freakin’ out but I’ll give it a shot…. I’ve got to go the distance.’

He added that everyone he told about the attempt asks him if he gets a bathroom break, and indeed rules allow five minutes every hour.

Hansen, 46, beat Australian comic Lindsay Webb’s previous record, set in April 2009, by just eight minutes. The previous record-holder was Tommy Tiernan, with 36 hrs, 15 mins.

Here is Marley discussing the challenge:

Published: 16 Sep 2010