Roy 'Chubby' Brown is unrepentant about his politically incorrect character,

IN an era when women can charge a co-worker with sexual harassment for telling a dirty joke, Roy 'Chubby' Brown stands out as an icon for less politically correct times. His humour has been dubbed the rudest and crudest in Britain, but he has become one of Britain's most recognisable comics.

'British humour comes from the toilet, always has done. If there was live sex on the television, and you were told to switch it off, you'd find that everybody switched it on. We're very inquisitive, we're an aggressive planet,' said the comic.

Born Royston Vasey, the entertainer attributes his success to human nature. He believes people are inherently drawn to the offensive, the unspoken and the controversial. People flocked to see him, he says, because they could count on him to shock them enough for it to be entertaining.

'We laugh at things that are supposed not to be said, it has always been like that. When you stand on stage talking about these things, if they've never experienced these things they wouldn't laugh.

'It's like keeping things in your handbag out of sight and somebody comes on stage and tips it up and there all the things you know were there that you didn't want people to see. Suddenly you're exposed, you either scream, cry and run, or you start laughing.' However, with an act peppered with comments on sex and numerous utterances of the 'f-word', he has been branded as sexist and degrading, and has been banned from various venues across Britain.

The self-proclaimed 'Mike Tyson of the comedy world' has also made a name for himself without the use of television. Vasey says slots were offered to him in the past, but 'Britain's bluest comedian' opted not to compromise.