“They confiscated all our footage and it cost the BBC a fortune, When The Sheriff finally showed up I took control of the situation, told him it was all my fault, that I was a comedian with the BBC and this was my programme. He goes ‘I know. You have no idea how high this has gone’…”

Inside the New Hot Press Andrew Maxwell, comedian and banana enthusiast talks about politics, his friendship with Russel Brand and waxes lyrical about Aliens and conspiracy theories.

The new Hot Press is available Feburary 6.

See Andrew’s UFO trip below.