Fresh from the sell-out Cambridge Footlights International Tour Show 2014, Jamie Fraser and Alex MacKeith are performing a sketch show at the Fringe called Lunchtime Of Champions...

1. Tell us about your career so far. Are you happy with where you're at?

Alex: Jamie and I met at university last year, where we wrote and performed sketches together. Jamie booked a Free Fringe slot in 2014 for his first hour of stand-up. As the Fringe grew nearer Jamie reconsidered, thinking "Bloody hell, sixty minutes is quite a stretch". He got me round for a cup of tea and asked if I'd be willing to do a mixed-bill hour with him, and I said "yes". We hosted the hour as ourselves, throwing in some skits and sketches, and people seemed to enjoy it. We decided to carry on. But Jamie might tell a different story.

Jamie: A dragon named William Jr. chanced upon a magic stone, but upon putting it into the portal of the Ancient Kings, he found that the magic had been inside him all along.

Alex: Cheers mate.

2. Describe your show in exactly 23 words.

Alex: Two charming boys perform mile-a-minute sketches in a language-hopping, time-jumping show. It's about friendship, the Bible and monkeys.

Jamie: Exactly.

3. Why are you putting yourself through this famously stressful experience?

Jamie: We want to share a joyful, uplifting and intelligently silly show with as many people as possible. We think it's something a bit different to your average sketch vehicle. And we love the Fringe: the atmosphere, the camaraderie among performers of all ages and backgrounds, and the memories you treasure for a lifetime.

Alex: I wanted to get out of the house, really.

4. Any cunning plans to get more punters in?

Alex: We've both taken masterclasses in hypnosis and persuasion but they didn't really work, so we're probably just going to use flyers.

*Jamie clicks his fingers, Alex gives him all his spare change.*

5. How much money do you think you'll lose/make this year?

Alex: I'm going to make millions from my various offshore investments. *Leans in, whispers.* I've got a big stake in wind farms.

Jamie: I think they mean from the show.

Alex: Oh, we'll lose thousands.

6. What's your weirdest past Fringe experience?

Jamie: Probably the time we went into a toy shop to buy props and Everybody Hurts by R.E.M was playing. That was incongruous.

Alex: It's a good song, but there's a time and a place.

7. What other shows are you hoping to see?

Jamie: Goodbear and Lazy Susan are two double-acts we really admire. Minor Delays have a very cool set this year. Also Goose is an amazing one-man show who we've liked for ages.

Alex: John Hastings is very funny and a lovely man. We shared a venue with him at the Brighton Fringe and we've been quoting his show ever since. We're excited about Pierre Novellie too, and Emma Sidi.

8. If you took over programming a venue, what would your perfect line-up of comedians be?

Alex: Steve Martin, Jo Brand, Mitch Hedberg, Tina Fey.

Jamie: Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson, Comedy Bang Bang for a podcast session, and Ban Ki-moon. Bet he's got some anecdotes.

9. Name the one person you'd rather not bump into during the festival.

Alex: Some kind of glue-man, that would be awful.

Jamie: My parents. I owe them money.

10. Why should audiences pick your show over the 1,700+ other comedy offerings at this year's festival?

Jamie: 1,700 shows?!

Alex: Oh my god, that's loads.

Jamie: We have been gravely misled.

Alex: We thought it was just us and Daniel Sloss.

'Lunchtime of Champions' is at 12:35pm at Just The Tonic at the Caves on 6-17, 19-29 August. Listing