@PsyChuan maybe it's for the bit
@PsyChuan @pearshapes well in 2016 he would have been in the UK filming The Last Jedi, so I'm guessing he was available.
@PsyChuan @pearshapes okay, apparently the official reason is because he's a massive fan of the late Rik Mayall, who was in the first series of the show.
@pearshapes aye! and like... he's moonlighting as a bit part character in a low budget UK sitcom from 2016. why