October 12^th 2026 and Jimmy nips back to London, from Finland, to appear on Chris Evans’ Virgin Radio show.

((Before you ask – no, they didn’t talk about Top Gear))

The On Jokes promotional tour has started!

Chris tends to tease with clips before the full show ends up on YouTube. As soon as I spot the YT longer version, I’ll update this post. Meanwhile:

• Acast – full interview – here
• Facebook – On Jokes clip – here
• Instagram – same clip – here

And then that same clip is on YouTube, below (and a 2nd video, down the bottom).

One personal peeve of mine is ADVERTS. You can’t skip them on Acast so, just because they annoy me, I turn the sound off until the timer shows the interview is about to restart. Just as an example – they’ve just said hello to Jimmy, he’s said he was in Finland at the weekend, and a 1 minute advert interrupts.

Books mentioned (see Booklist here) – Daniel Kahneman.

Outstanding quote – “If you’re good you tell everyone, if you’re great they tell you” – Jimmy said Payton Manning but this quote was Walter Payton.

And also “we’re built for adventure, not for comfort”.

If you want to know the topics covered – they’re listed under the 1st video.

• What people are like in Finland, how the shows went
• Chris has read On Jokes and so they start into the details
• Background of Amanda and Abi
• Overton window / line for comedians
• Teaching comedy / drama in schools
• Gregorian chants
• Discipline, Motivation, Obsession
• GOAT status
• Jimmy’s favourite comedians
• Comedians having a go at a fellow comedian
• The Arts, school curriculum
• Rhythm, speaking, 92 bpm
• Tiger Woods
• Comedy rule of 3
• Living 24 hours in the future
• LOL Hallowe’en, Last One Laughing shows
• Comedic hero – Jack Dee
• Lee Mack is worried
• Cats Countdown – best show he ever made
• Sean Lock – wouldn’t have a career without him, 16 years together
• 5 minutes on the Tonight Show
• Jay Leno – choosing which 5 minutes to do
• Hecklers
• Tribes and rituals
• UK punches above its weight in the Arts
• Brandon Flowers in town this week for a solo show – told Jimmy a Lou Reed story
• Imposter syndrome
• Being at CarFest – talking about some things that happened
• Coat Jimmy wore on the day – Thom Sweeney (dressed as Steve McQueen)
• Amanda directs Jimmy’s live shows – what sort of things she might say (acts like an editor)