I'm a huge fan of racing, and have been for years, but there's one thing I enjoy just as much and that's bingeing on the old XFM shows, so I couldn't believe my luck when I bumped into Steve Merchant at the Isle of Man TT.

I'm an average height guy, so he stuck out like a sore thumb when I saw him in the crowd, and I made my way over to him. Now for anyone who's met a celeb that you admire or enjoy their work, you'll know you get a bit nervous, but I thought, why not. I built up the courage to approach him and ask 'Are you Steve Merchant?' He replied 'Yeah, what can I do for you?"

We got to chatting about the race, and I started asking about the old XFM shows, which was interspersed with the deafening roar of the race. He seemed really happy to talk his time on the radio, extras, and the Office and we got to talking about some of our favorite moments The cork on the head Man moth (Which he mentioned was one of his favourite moments) Monkey News/Rockbusters His DJ/travelling stories The brent dance Working with Patrick Stewart, Ben Stiller, etc We then move on to the actual race, we talk about our top drivers, and who we're looking forward to seeing.

He mentions that his favourite driver was replaced last minute by an unknown driver.

Most racers take off their helmets before and after the race, but this racer didn't. He was also quite short for a superbike racer, and he stuck his finger up his arse before the race, which was a bit weird but there was no time to think about that as the race was starting.

Anyway, this new racer is zooming through the course, faster than normal, and all the like, Isle of Man TT committee, are saying 'God, he's breaking all the records, here'

Anyway, the crowd starts taking photos, and it causes the bike to crash. Which is strange, because the little fella had a lot of grippage on the bike.

Ambulance comes screeching past and all the paramedics rush over, but his teammates say 'Leave the helmet on' they weren't telling the paramedics how to do their job, but the little fella didn't want the fame.

Rumours start going around about the racer. His pit team, when fixing his bike went to replace his wheel nuts and the pit guy thought 'These are light' turns out they were nuts, the foodage type nuts. Also before the race a lot more banana's were being eaten. Also, it had been said that and when he won the last race, although he was only three foot, the trophy was nine feet in the air. He'd also been mistaken for Bob Hoskins and apparently he'd had a fight with a lady on a plane about the lack of snacks available (They offered her a sandwich, but that was quite a big meal)

Anyway, few days later a couple report a chimp in a neckbrace at the zoo.

So, yeah, although I got the chance to meet Steve and talk about his career in comedy the whole thing was overshadowed by a scary accident.