Interview: Julian Clary

It could be said that bringing mince to Scotland is like taking Cheryl Cole to Newcastle. However, Julian Clary is confident that in touring his stand-up show, Lord of the Mince, here he will - to steal his own double entendre - experience a warm hand on his entrance.


 Julian Clary's Lord of the Mince debuted at last year's Edinburgh Fringe and the show has been touring ever since 

"The Scots have a well-developed appreciation of rough humour generally," he says. "In Glasgow as well as Edinburgh - I've always really loved performing there because Glaswegians are so extrovert; if they're enjoying themselves they don't hold back. The Scots tend to socialise in groups - groups of women in particular, out for a good time. I've done gigs there where the first half has been a bit quiet, and then in the interval they've all gone off to the car park to drink Bacardi, so the second half has been quite wild." He laughs. "I like that. Why should they pay bar prices?"

Lord of the Mince debuted at last year's Edinburgh Fringe and so pleased were his fans to see Clary back in stand-up mode after six years that it's been touring almost continually since, taking in Australia and New Zealand. It sounds gruelling, but softly spoken policeman's son Clary, as sparky as ever at 51, seems reinvigorated by the experience. "I love it, actually. I'd forgotten how satisfying touring is."


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