Harry Hill on being a “6 Music dad” and if ‘TV Burp’ could return

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Harry Hill has spoken to NME about his status as an indie-loving “6 Music dad”, and the chances of his iconic series TV Burp ever returning to our screens.The legendary comedian and TV host was speaking to NME at Yard Act’s recent five-night residency at Leeds’ Brudenell Social Club – where Hill appeared as a support act alongside other comedians including Phil Jupitus, Ghosts star Lolly Adefope and former Mash Report host Nish Kumar.“If I ever get asked to open for a band, I turn it down,” Hill told NME after his set. “It’s normally a very different crowd.

Normally with comedy, it’s people sitting down and facing the front. There are certain rules to it. When James [Smith, frontman] asked me I said I didn’t think it was a good idea, but then he reassured me.

He’s a very persuasive man.”The comedian insisted that the show as entirely for love and certainly not money (“I would have broken even if I hadn’t lost a 20ft long sock,” he joked), noting that he felt at home with Yard Act.Asked about the spiritual similarities between himself and the Leeds band, Hill replied: “There’s a lot of humour in what they do.

James is very funny and I wonder if he’s ever tried stand-up (hardest job in the world…) This is home turf for them, so I wonder how different it would be if I’d gone out in, say, The Troxy in London.“It’s very delicate with comedy – you need a certain amount of attention.