A madcap pair of comics who met when they were both wrestlers have started a new weekly comedy show on Hammersmith-based Onfm that they hope will help catapult them to fame.

David Paris and his stage-named pal Ed Surname host The Standup Sitdown every Wednesday afternoon, when they interview other comics about their forthcoming gigs, many at the Apollo.

The pair met when they were both pursuing careers as wrestlers but decided to become a radio duo after David became inspired by Ed's bid to reach the top of the comedy tree.

Ed has recorded more than 500 hours of his life on film and wants to launch a stand-up career based on his escapades, which have already been showcased on American TV.

The duo hope their radio show will give listeners an insight into the craft of stand-up comedy and what compels performers to strut their stuff in front of a room full of people.

They have already grilled Show Me The Funny winner Patrick Monahan, and last week interviewed American funnyman and New Comedy Act of the Year David Mills, as well as London comedienne Marilyn Muruako.

Ed, 27, who commutes from his Cheltenham home to do the show, said: "Stand-up isn't simply about show-offs strutting onto stage and clowning around. We find a lot of comics are quite shy and that they do what they do to be heard. There is a real craft that goes into their performance and instead of us inviting them on the show and going 'Say something funny', we want to give them a platform to talk about their inner feelings. I think they quite like that."

The pair admit they are eager to launch their own comedy careers and confess to being publicity hungry. Former actor David, from Reading, was lost to the performing arts when he became an engineer but realised he wanted to give fame another try after noticing how the banter flew when he and Ed go together.

"We've got that chemistry and thought it would be perfect for radio - we try and put our own stamp on the show," he said. "We want to try and learn as much as we can from the comedians we interview and then make a go of it ourselves."

Ed has tried stand-up before but felt his style didn't translate to the genre. Now, he hopes by augmenting his lines with video footage of his antics, he can be a success.

"The filming got out of hand, there's 500 hours now of my observations and pranks. People think I copied Jackass but I started this in 1998, long before that!

"It's moved on from the pranks has become a sort of documentary about my journey to fame. What I find funny are the everyday observations of life, like something your nan might say. That maybe doesn't work so much in stand-up if it's personal only to me but with the film to back it up, it's funny."

Check out Ed's views on life at www.laughorcrytv.com and listen to Ed and David every Wednesday at 3pm on 101.4Onfm.