: your a legend, how many series are you going to film? Loads I hope!
Rob Brydon: Well, we'll rest it for a while until we feel that there's something else to say. There's been 2 years since the last one. The next one will come, I guess, when we feel there's something else to say!
Andrew: Is there going to be a Marion and Geoff website?
Rob Brydon: Well, there's a Rob Brydon one that has details of the tour and DVD of the first series. But no, no plans for a 'Marion and Geoff' website.
Lucy Smith: Where can we find tickets for the 'Making Divorce Work' tour, have searched and searched and can find nothing...
Rob Brydon: Try www.robbrydon.com or call 0906 5581058
johnny: will we ever find out who or what Keith is talking to and why he filming himself do it?
Rob Brydon: No. we never wanted to explain that. We'd much rather present it, and I would say I'm not even sure myself. In the same way that you have to imagine the other characters in it, that's up to the viewer. It's just there. A plausible thing to say nowadays would be camcorders or something like that. But we're quite happy just to let that hang.
aderynmawr: I'd love to know what part of Wales you're from....I'm guessing Valley's?
Rob Brydon: I grew up in Baglan, near Port Talbot.
Alfie1779: You stared in a fantastic series 'Human Remains', is there any plans to show this on the televisions or release a video?
Rob Brydon: I don't know if they're repeating it. You should address those emails to BBC2! As for a new series, possibly. Julie Davis is getting ready to film her new series called 'Nighty-Night'. We're thinking about it, but not for the immediate future and it wouldn't be six couples. I've read the script for 'Nighty-Night', and it looks really good.
Mr Dyke: Did you approach BBC Wales with Marion and Geoff? I heard they rejected it?
Rob Brydon: No.
Jay: Who would you really like to act with the most Rob?
Rob Brydon: Al Pacino.
dankerins: What's happened to the woman that Keith met at the end of the last series?
Rob Brydon: It didn't work out. Life's like that...
alex: Did you get the response you wanted from the stage show?
Rob Brydon: Yeah! I was thrilled with the response we got. For me, it was really jumping in at the deep end. Prior to that, all I'd ever done on stage was 20 minutes, it was a huge jump to 90 minutes, but I enjoyed it and I'm looking forward to this tour.
Carney: is this series based on a real life situation in any way? Or is it completely manufactured?
Rob Brydon: It's from the imagination of Hugo and myself. However, we're both parents so we can draw on our own experiences to a degree.
eedjut: lets hear you doing impression of Hopkins doing an impression of Burton again :-)
Rob Brydon: ahhhhh.... well, I don't take it too seriously... I used to drink, not any more...
BBC Host: rob is now doing the impression! :)
johnny: I have an aunty in Wales, Bett Fisher?
Rob Brydon: She's a lovely lady, but she doesn't get the credit she deserves.
Jeff: Would you consider working with Ricky Gervais
Rob Brydon: If the weather was right... :) We were talking about this the other day, having a laugh about it, perhaps having a Little 'n' Large thing where I'm on stage, singing a song and Ricky would come in doing an impression.
andiacuk: what music are you into?
Rob Brydon: Elvis, Paul Simon, James Taylor, Tom Jones, Stereophonics and Blink 182, Slipknot, Napalm Death, Daniel O'Donnell, S-Club 7... and... Gareth Gates. I don't like Steps but I do like H & Claire.
jpcooling: We are on the verge of entering a bloody war with Iraq, people are being slaughtered on the streets of England and the planet is about to melt, taking that into account, what is your favourite comedy show this year?
Rob Brydon: (laughs) I'm looking forward to 'Little Britain', from David Wallians and Matt Lucas and 'Nighty-Night', they'll both be funny.
KeithP: Why no dates in Scotland? Please add some???
Rob Brydon: We're doing the Edinburgh Festival, not till August, we may stick some others in before then...
stix: How much of the show is improvised?
Rob Brydon: It varies from week to week. I would imagine less than you might think.
andyk: Have you any intention to market the programme in the US? Would they understand it?
Rob Brydon: Yes. Just looking for a good deal on a fly-drive! There is some kind of US interest in 'Marion and Geoff' It went out on BBC America and had a nice response.
SteveC: I watched you on a chat show not long ago you were talking about writing a film how is this going??
Rob Brydon: Slowly. But I'm about to apply myself to it now. I've just been doing lots of press for 'Marion and Geoff' the last two weeks and we only just finished filming a while ago so I'm about to dive into it.
Dan: Rob, isn't it dangerous driving whilst watching the camera?
Rob Brydon: We've done two series, and one special, and only had three fatalities!
geoff1: how did you avoid the dogs biting you when filming the running from the dogs scene in tonight's episode?
Rob Brydon: Those dogs were gorgeous dogs, really friendly dogs. They were lovely. Not at all nasty! I think we had to dub the barking on...
steve1: you used the term squidgy boy? what did this mean?
Rob Brydon: It's the people who are making a living by cleaning your windscreen at traffic lights. I haven't done it myself yet, but I wouldn't rule it out.
rhyso4: Are you so tolerant in real life?
Rob Brydon: No! Far from it!
Samhain: Rob who chose the music for 'Marion & Geoff'? A Personal choice?
Rob Brydon: The music tonight was Slade, then Johnny Cash with U2's 'One'. The music basically comes from mine and Hugo's record collection. Slade and Johnny Cash were mine, as was Tom Petty (that's coming up) Some classical music is from Hugo. We used Catatonia in the first series, two songs that I thought added so much to the show. Hugo has a wonderful ear for how music adds to a drama.
Superplonker: What type of logistical problems do you encounter when filming 'Marion and Geoff'?
Rob Brydon: Problems we consider include Hugo getting travel sick in the back! I would say we film a fair bit of it "on the hop". The only locations that are written in stone are Mr Trapaulin's house (the house with the dogs). All the other locations, are ones that we just roll up at and do on the hop. Logistically, because it's such a small crew, it makes it nice and loose and easy, so if we're having a good day, we can keep going until the light goes. Conversely, if it's a bad day we can just knock it on the head.
Chris: Are you confident the world won't begin to see you as Keith? I suspect (for e.g.) Steve Coogan will never lose Partridge.
Rob Brydon: It's irrelevant as long as I get the opportunity to do different things which is what the situation is at the moment. In 'Human Remains', I played six different characters. Nowadays, there's so much TV that getting noticed at all is difficult. So no, it doesn't worry me. I know what I can do, what I'm capable of.
Kiconn: would you consider fighting Ricky Gervais?
Rob Brydon: No! No! I have been asked and politely declined. Not to fight him, but to do the show.
fluffgod71: who is or was your favourite comedian?
Rob Brydon: Barry Humphries, Jerry Seinfeld, Jackie Mason, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, Peter Sellers, Kenneth Williams, Steve Coogan, Ricky Gervais...
jim: Do you like fish?
Rob Brydon: Yes, I love fish! I've eaten lots more fish recently after a stomach upset. There's a restaurant in Charlotte Street, London, that does excellent fish and it's absolutely delicious. Fish have a big future.
Host: Except for cod that is...
bob1: I've recently moved away from Swansea and find the series fantastic, do you still live down that way or have you moved on?
Rob Brydon: I live in Richmond, London. All the paperwork is in the post to allow me to visit Swansea.
reeder: I'm interested to know about your working relationship with Steve Coogan on this excellent series....
Rob Brydon: On this series... he had virtually no involvement with it. But it was Steve's involvement at the beginning that got it made initially His attitude is, "I love what you do, so get on and do it".
jason1969: Have you written any books or do you plan to?
Rob Brydon: Maybe one day, I get taken out to lunch by books companies but I can't say that there's a book bursting to get out of me.
Dodds: How Long does it take to write an episode Mr Brydon?
Rob Brydon: It varies. We sat together for a few months in an office batting it back and forth, coming up with lots of bits of paper. Hugo goes away, adds structure to it, comes back with it, we add to it, go in the car, add bits to it on the day. It's a very organic process, because it's such a small tight unit. There aren't 30 other people who need to see the script. There's a fluidity to it that makes it enjoyable.
lajetal: I think your humour is really interesting, how would you describe it?
Rob Brydon: I would describe it as... compassionate, Jewish, milk as opposed to dark! but not cruel. I get accused of it being cruel and I don't see that at all.
simone: what was the most memorable thing Keith's dad said to him?
Rob Brydon: (laughs) Keep the receipt! :)
mikem52: Anymore film roles in the pipeline?
Rob Brydon: No, most stuff that comes along tends to be... lots of films get made but very few of them are very appealing. I'm concentrating on writing my own. If something juicy comes up, I might consider it - but I'm in no rush.
gareth oram: I remember hearing you on Radio Wales on a show in which you become King, I laughed my socks off! I think you where going to ban Newport any news on that ?
Rob Brydon: That's a statement I regret and now wish to retract totally! ;)
mart: Hi Rob, what's your funniest/weirdest voice over that you've ever been asked to do?
Rob Brydon: I had to be in a Tango advert, and had to be the sound of a man dressed in a rubber bondage suit, whimpering...
Host: Rob makes a quiet whimpering noise for out benefit!
Rob Brydon:Probably the Andrex puppy is the proudest moment of my voice-over career!
robalsom: Was the current series filmed just outside Dulwich village in London, because I swear I have seen that place before, or I am going completely mad?
Rob Brydon: The current series is filmed around Dulwich Village so he's right!
sarahbennett126: Do you miss your drama lessons with Mr Burnell, at lovely, sunny Porthcawl?
Rob Brydon: Yes, I do. I'm seeing him on Saturday night when I'm at the Porthcawl Grand to see Oklahoma.
Jeff1: If asked would you consider Celebrity Big Brother 3?
Rob Brydon: No.
Marion: You were quite a late starter in comedy really, I'm not saying you're old... but did you have a career as such before you got a break? ;)
Rob Brydon: Yeah, I used to pop up in different sitcoms and dramas and I did hundreds of voiceovers for adverts.
timbo: Did you like Alistair McGowan's impression of the show?
Rob Brydon: I thought it was excellent, I was quite touched about it actually. I know Alistair a little bit, and he told me he was going to do it. He obviously studied the show intensely, and I was very flattered.
sawyer1927: My favourite show is the Cardiff City fans episode from 'Human Remains'. I come from the same background, and it was so real it was frightening. How much research did you have to do?
Rob Brydon: None at all! it was all just when Julia and I wrote it through long improvisation sessions. We took the transcript of those sessions, and cherry-picked all the best stuff. That character Steven, was something I'd wanted to do for a very long time, I'd love to go and revisit the character.
Bobbo: Will we see Fisher?
Rob Brydon: You won't see anyone. All you'll see is me!
del1: Do you ever have problems with the authorities during filming?
Rob Brydon: No, we've been remarkably lucky. We always get the appropriate paperwork and everything goes well.
dans: If you'd not succeeded in comedy for some bizarre reason what would you have done for a living?
Rob Brydon: Voice-overs! and Probably presenting a radio show.
gavinmayouk: Where is your favourite place in the world......apart from the car!
Rob Brydon: I like erm.... the coast, the sea... I like to be near the sea Which ties in with my love of fish, of course! :) I'm getting right behind fish!
pebu: What car do you drive in real life, and do you wear uniform on the school run?
Rob Brydon: I drive a Lamborghini and a Mercedes CLK 320. I alternate them.
clarkey: Any advice to wannabe chauffeurs?
Rob Brydon: Drive on the left.
Garro: If you could have been involved in any TV comedy in history, which one? A Welsh Priest in Father Ted maybe?
Rob Brydon: The Larry Sanders Show.
Jeff1: Do you have time for any hobbies? If so what are they?
Rob Brydon: Messing around on my Apple Computer, editing video and photos.
mark1: Will your character in 'Marion and Geoff' ever crack up, or will he find happiness?
Rob Brydon: .... Wait and see ....
alex heron: How hard was it to produce a character and become that character when you are only able to interact with a video Question from camera?
Rob Brydon: I think it makes it easier, because you don't have to concern yourself with the rhythms of the other actors. I personally think it makes it easier, and I'd recommend it to people who are trying to get off the grounds with comedy. If you have a strong character, it's a good test if he/she can stand up on their own.
BBC Host here's Rob with a final word:
Rob Brydon: I'd like to thank people for typing in the questions, for their positive feedback for tonight's performance. I hope you continue to join the rest of the series, and that you come and visit me when I'm at a town near you on the 'Marion and Geoff' tour, which starts on March 6th.
check out www.robbrydon.com for all info on the Marion and Geoff tour.
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