Isn't that lovely that you've managed to see to reframe him urinating into such a poetic light?

Come on.

This week on Walking the Dog, Ray and I took a Regents Park stroll with award-winning comedian Mary Elaine Robertson.

Over the past few years, Mary Elaine has become one of the most distinctive voices in British comedy,

partly because she's hilarious, but also because she blends that humour with this real gift for storytelling,

which is all kind of inspired by her Shetland upbringing and Dutch heritage,

and it's led to her performing a string of sold-out shows across the UK.

And we had the loveliest chat about everything,

from her childhood growing up on a small farm in Shetland

to her stint as a town planner

and her decision to relocate to Amsterdam,

which ultimately led to her making the shift into comedy.

We also chatted about her ADHD diagnosis

and how it's kind of really helped her make sense of her life.

Ray and I absolutely loved Mary Elaine.

She's got this kind of slightly magical quality to her,

and hands down, the best laugh I've ever heard in my life.

She definitely gave the Regents Park

Geese a run for their money. If you want to go and see this fabulous woman live, her new show,

Lean, spelled Ellie In, which is the final part of a trilogy of shows derived from her own name,

is on tour now and she's well worth seeing. So do go book your tickets at mariaenrobertson.com

really hope you enjoy our walk I'll stop talking now and hand over to this brilliant human being herself

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