I'd have thought he'd be taking a bit of time off to spend the money he earned from "Jam" and "Jaaaam". Bearing in mind the Talkback buy-out by Pearson's, I'd have thought he's unlikely to make anything in the near future. He might go back to radio, or do a book or something. How about a big statue?

Cheerio

Steve

I think something of the sort might have been envisaged around the time of the original Brass Eye. Certainly it's what Ali G had to do when all the British press agents had wised up to the hoax, and it's the obvious thing to do - hop on a jet to the States where no-one's heard of you and start all over again.

Personally I've not heard of any involvement with Michael Moore whatsoever, though, and to be honest it does sound like a bit of a hoax-TV wish list - all you need is a rumour that they've both been working with Joey Skaggs and you've got the makings of a pranksters' fantasy league.

Incidentally, Will, did you know you were immortalised in one of Chris's Blue Jam monologues? Can't remember exactly what you were doing in it, mind...

>I hear there was talk of (and I know it's sounds completely implausable) BrassEye 2 which would include material that he has been collecting in the United States (Michael Moore, rumoured to be included).
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Where did you hear this? Just curious...

>Incidentally, Will, did you know you were immortalised in one of Chris's Blue Jam monologues? Can't remember exactly what you were doing in it, mind...

The Day Today's credits for one show included "Horses by Will Self."

Hello Sir!

In an interview last year Chris mentioned he'd talked to Michael Moore; he told him about a boss in England who sacked his workforce, then went round their children's schools with a sign - "I sacked your Dad cos he's fucking useless!". Moore apparently fell for this completely and vowed to nail the bastard. Given Morris's obvious contempt for MM's stuff, it seems unlikely he'd work with him, but that's probably what Will's refering to.

>In an interview last year Chris mentioned he'd talked to Michael Moore; he told him about a boss in England who sacked his workforce, then went round their children's schools with a sign - "I sacked your Dad cos he's fucking useless!". Moore apparently fell for this completely and vowed to nail the bastard. Given Morris's obvious contempt for MM's stuff, it seems unlikely he'd work with him, but that's probably what Will's refering to.

It was an interview for The Observer, 4 April 1999, ostensibly to promote Why Bother? with Peter Cook. Incidentally, the Richard Geefe columns began in that very newspaper just a few weeks later....

>Incidentally, Will, did you know you were immortalised in one of Chris's Blue Jam monologues? Can't remember exactly what you were doing in it, mind...

As far as I recall he said "We are all Huxley's Babkins" before jumping through a window.

There was something on the Imitation Wank board recently about CM having some involvement with Armando Iannucci's new show. Don't know how reliable that information is, though...

Hang on, shouldn't Will Self be getting on with writing that novel in the art gallery with everyone staring at him? Sneaking a crafty Internet break, were you, Will?

I have already finished a novel, but as of yet has no title. -It will hopefully be published by Faber in September.

Meanwhile, why don't you go to the shade of your bedroom, and have a good read of 'great apes' which I highly recommend.

budding novelist, Will.

Mr Self it may have slipped your mind but I believe you've just published a new novel: How The Dead Live (Bloomsbury £15.99.) The Times picked up on these beauties:

"Admire my lazt ells of thought"

"I was beset by a liquefying inundation of orgasms"

"Only lust can grab me in its bra-cinching hook eyes"

Will you really do need to take writing lessons. Best of luck with the new book. It should be gracing Oxfam very soon.

Could this be the first literary spat between two people pretending to be novelists? Perhaps A.A. Gill would like to join in...

Will Self on LSD (talking about it, I mean):

"G, you gots to watch out with those narco-ends, you know. One too many acid drugs and before you know it...man, you've just paid for a one-season bus pass down the monochrome rainbow"

Well, it wasn't actually him. It was me.

Will Self talks to his heroin. It, er, makes it stronger.