Rhys James reveals why a US version of Mock the Week is probably not happening

Rhys James reveals why a US version of Mock the Week is probably not happening

This article first appeared in Radio Times magazine.Did you hear the one about the stand-up comedian who’s actually a complete introvert? Well go ahead and laugh, says Rhys James, Live at the Apollo luminary and perennial panellist on BBC2’s Mock the Week. He describes his first book, out this week, as “a dread memoir” – then adds, hurriedly, “but funny”.“Sorry, it’s hard to explain your own book, because it’s like describing yourself on a datin…