Luke Heggie

Australia’s favourite deadpan comic discusses his hypothetical last day on Earth…

By SANTI PINTADO

Before we chat death, what can audiences expect from your upcoming shows? More shit that I find irksome. Have you ever felt like you’ve died onstage during a stand-up gig? Yes. All the time. Comedians who never die are boring or lying. Australians say they love a laugh and that they’re open minded larrikins, but they’re generally not. They’re busy marking out their territory and dobbing on other people. And telling me I’m not funny but they know someone who is. How do you want to leave this world? Probably suddenly and not too painfully – not in a bed that goes up and down, and not in a bath. Do you have any deathbed confessions? Yeah. Here are the co-ordinates. You’ll need a backhoe. What’s your last meal? Undercooked fish or chicken. Or a bullet. Are you going to Heaven…

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MAXIM New Zealand (Digital) - 1 Issue, February 2023

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