Rod Hunter, Les Sinclair & Graham Mackie: Life Begins at 50, Comedy Musings On Middle Age

Most important question first: Tell us about your show.

The working title for this show started off as Stick Your Playstation Up Your Arse, but that was thought to be a bit provocative to the hordes of young people who enjoy comedy and love and respect older people. In this show Rod Hunter, who started off in comedy just a couple of years ago, will introduce some top Scottish comedy acts, all of whom are unlikely to see 50 again (e.g Graham Mackie, Les Sinclair). So something here for all generations, it will strike a chord with the more mature, as well the younger generation, because this is what happens when you get older!

What's going to be unique about this performance of your show?

Never mind comedy being the new rock 'n' roll. We remember when rock 'n' roll WAS the new rock 'n' roll. Remember kids, we are your future. You can grow old disgracefully.

Due to a lawsuit, you're forced to rename your show. What do you call it?

Could go back to the original working title, which was Stick Your Playstation Up Your Arse.

If your show was a dear friend who had just died, what would you say about it in your eulogy?

You managed to see them just before senility set in.

What inspires you, other than comedy itself?

Wakening up and discovering I'm still alive. Sounds like a blues song: "Woke up this morning and ...."

Is there anything in particular that you're looking forward to about playing in Glasgow?

Between us, we've played gigs all over. But being Glasgow-based, we'll be able to get home early, and curl up with a copy of the People's Friend and a mug of Horlicks.

Or anything you're dreading?

Having to go home early, and curl up with a copy of the People's Friend and a mug of Horlicks.

Where do you stand on Scottish Independence?

I'm a Shetlander. I don't know about the others, but us Shetlanders are (almost) Scandinavian anyway. So we'll break away and take our oil with us. That'll be a laugh.

Would you like to make a disparaging comment about the Edinburgh Fringe in order to appeal to the Glasgow public? (Don't worry, nobody will remember this by August)

At our advanced years, we won't remember any disparaging comment tomorrow – never mind August.

Graham 'Santa' Mackie in action