'I phoned Paddy Power the bookmaker and asked for odds on a novelty bet: Scarborough winning a Scotsman Fringe First. I got odds of 16 to 1.'

I phoned Paddy Power the bookmaker and asked for odds on a novelty bet: Scarborough winning a Scotsman Fringe First. I got odds of 16 to 1 and was going to put all of Debbie Horsfield’s money on but they capped my bet at fifty quid.