Self-professed ‘comedy terrorist’ Aaron Barschak – the man who dressed up as Osama and kissed Prince William on his 21st – has hit the headlines again.
This time, he’s been arrested on suspicion of making a bomb hoax at the offices of The Sun. This could possibly be a comment on the story in the newspaper this week where a reporter drove a fake bomb into Windsor Castle. Or it might not be.
All hecklerspray wants is for Barschak to stop calling himself a ‘comedy terrorist’ and own up to his real title – ‘twat’.
If sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, then wackiness has to rank as
the most tiresome. Is there anything in the world more likely to
indicate a lack of sense of humour than a sign in a shop reading ‘You Don’t Have To Be Mad To Work Here, But It Helps’?
Does it? Does it help if your staff are actually medically insane? No it doesn’t, you hopeless pleb.
Similarly, why do people call themselves ‘crazy’ in personal ads? When people think about the best qualities they want in a partner, how highly does ‘mentally ill’ rank? Take this test and find out…
What constitutes an ideal first date?
A) Drinks and dancing,
B) A quiet meal followed by a romantic walk, or,
C) Watching your date wailing "Don’t let them near me, don’t let them near me" while trying to bite a stranger’s leg?
Returning to the point, Aaron Barschak is the leader of this "I’m mad, me" tribe. He appears to be the only person that finds what he does funny. He’s your Dad dancing at a wedding, basically.
The 21st century Beadle has dressed up and kissed a Prince!
He’s run as a comedy candidate in an election! He’s walked around an
office holding a suspect device! He threw paint over a piece of art
shortlisted for the Turner Prize! He gatecrashed the Spiderman 2 premiere! Barschak’s life seems like one long fresher’s week.
"I’m not the comic Messiah, I’m just a normal boy – but I feel paralysed by the expectation", he told bbc.co.uk after the Wills incident.
In truth, there was no expectation. Just like there is no expectation now. What will he do next? Pull a funny face at John Prescott? Wear his shirt back to front? The funny fellow.
Aaron Barschak is 38 years old
[story by Stuart Heritage]
