They’re bachelors no more but radio duo Hamish Blake and Andy Lee had fun playing up on a visit to Sydney.
What makes you laugh?
Andy: The people in our lives that make us laugh are our housemates and our friends.
Hamish: I am looking for new friends though. I have a space for two.
Andy: So if you could put in some kind of advertisement for him. Is that possible?
What kind of friend are you looking for?
Hamish: Casual, once to twice a week contact. Very platonic. I don’t have a vacancy for a best friend but each year I do a review. Once you’re in the group you’re a real chance to get there.
Andy: I’ve got no vacancies whatsoever. There’s a huge waiting list and I’ll have to let one go.
Do people ever get you confused with each other?
Hamish: Of course, and we get mistaken for Merrick and Rosso from time to time.
Who is the funniest one?
Hamish: Hamish by a mile. No, Andy is one of the funniest guys in the world. Having said that, we do keep a joke scorecard and it’s 98 to 95, that’s over 7 years!
What would your profiles be on a dating web site?
Hamish: Andy Lee’s friend!
Andy: You lie on those things, that’s the beauty of those things. I’d say 6-foot five, buff, full beard, short shorts, run marathons, can benchpress a car.
Hamish: I’d make up an obscure fact they could never check.
Andy: Like being in the NASA secret division so don’t ask me about it.
How did you become an entertainment duo?
Hamish: We met when we were 19 at uni. We were mates before we decided to go into radio and it’s turned out to be a living, which is great. That’s why we’re having so much fun doing it because first and foremost we’re mates. It’s the most important thing to us.
Do you give each other advice?
Andy: Sure, we do all that.
Hamish: You just hope that he doesn’t use it against you on air. But you know he secretly will.
Do your girlfriends worry you’ll do the same to them?
Hamish: I’m lucky enough that I’ve been with my girlfriend for two years so when we started doing the show she became part of it.
Andy: Both our girlfriends are very down to earth and enjoy listening, and us taking the piss out of each other. Both girlfriends help the other guy bring down each other. Anna’s always on the phone to Andy telling him things I’ve done which is annoying because I live with a spy.
Andy, how do the Italians feel about you dating Megan?
Hamish: They call you “il devillo”, the devil! You stole their favourite daughter. No, I really I have no idea. I would love to get an Italian person on the show to tell us what they thought. It’s like Kylie Minogue going out with some slouchy guy. I love you mate!
Andy: When she comes to and leaves me I can go back to you Hamish.
For more of this interview, see this week’s issue of Woman’s Day (on sale Feb 19).
