The touring LA-based Aussie comedian discusses his last day on Earth…
Monty, thanks for your time. Firstly, what can audiences expect from your current stand-up tour?
Mostly juggling, puppetry, some breath work, three types of forbidden dance, some quiet time, a quilting lesson and I finish by giving a mime a wedgie.
Have you ever felt like you’ve died onstage during a gig?
I did have a profound moment in Buenos Aires. I was onstage and a very bright light appeared, a loud voice rang in my ears saying, “It’s time to go” over and over. Then I realised I was still onstage hours after the show had finished and the sound and lighting guy was trying to get me to leave.
How do you want to leave this world?
With the sound and lighting guy from Buenos Aires telling me, “It’s time to go”.
Do you have any deathbed confessions?
I wrote most of Sabrina Carpenters songs.
What’s your last meal and why?
I want the pizza Lorraine McFly hydrates to level four please. Why? I think that’s pretty obvious.
Are you going to Heaven or Hell?
I’ll be week on week off in both, because they have joint custody.
Which legendary people will you hang out with in the afterlife?
I’d find the dog who was killed in John Wick and say, “Do you know what your dad did to those people? It was insane”.
What’s the greatest Monty Franklin body of work that never saw the light of day?
I wrote a sequel to Titanic but it’s at the bottom of the ocean.
To whom on Earth do you owe an apology?
Whoever read that last comment about me writing Titanic 2 – terrible dad joke.
What quality advice will you take to the grave with you?
Life is about living the stories worth retelling.
Besides family, what’s your greatest achievement during your time on Earth?
I can clock Super Mario Bros on the original Nintendo in the time it takes to listen to Guns N’ Roses’ “November Rain”.
Name one thing you’re glad you’ll never have to do again.
Care what other people think.
What are your friends saying over your casket?
“He really didn’t care what other people thought.”
What or who would you like to be reincarnated as?
Sabrina Carpenter, so I can sing the songs I wrote.
What’s written on your tombstone?
“Here lies Sabrina Carpenter”.
Got any last words?
I don’t know why I involved Sabrina Carpenter so heavily in this.
For more info on Monty’s new show, IS THAT YOUR MATE, check out montyfranklin.com
Interview by Santi Pintado
