Stevie Martin: I auditioned for Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar in a haze of fear
The comedian on strange encounters with fans, performing to a room full of silence and the state of sketch comedy How did you get into comedy?I auditioned for Durham University's sketch group when I was a fresher because I was slightly drunk and wanted to impress a cool third year who lived on my corridor. I vaguely remember doing a monologue for [fellow students] Ed Gamble and Nish Kumar in a sort of white noise haz…