| Reached on the road between gigs in Montreal and Ottawa, Usman comes off more like a sage than a funnyman, as much an activist as a gagster. |
| After 10 weeks' training from seasoned professionals, even the dullest of personalities should be able to cut it as a competent gagster. |
| A stint at Butlin's was followed by his TV break on The Comedians, alongside greats like Les Dawson, EastEnders' actor Mike Reid and Scouse gagster Tom O'Connor. |
| Whatever his relative merits as a gagster, Yorkston is unlikely to ever become a new Leslie Welch. |
| Ipswich fan, adopted cockney and genial gagster Tony Cowards completes the line-up along with compere Danny McLoughlin. |
| The ubiquitous gagster from Motherwell is about to invade terrestrial television with a football programme later this month, enlarging an already generous media profile. |
