Bestselling author Andy Stanton, author of the hilarious middle-grade Mr Gum series and the “profound and utterly brilliant” (The Times) adult non-fiction book Benny the Blue Whale, will be performing at Hay Festival alongside Carrie Quinlan for a ‘Ask the Nincompoops’ Event.

The event, aimed at ages 7+, will take place on Thursday 30th May at 11.30am on the Discovery Stage. For more information, including how to book your tickets, see here.

What’s the opposite of a kettle? Why is the sky blue? Who invented cheese? Following last year’s triumphant Hay Festival debut, the Nincompoops return to bring some much-needed intellijments to the Festival! Join Andy Stanton (Mr Gum) and Carrie Quinlan (John Finnemore’s Souvenir Programme) for a special live version of their family podcast, answering your questions with their unique mixture of wisdumb, nollidge and outright fibs. Madness, mayhem and mirth guaranteed!

You’re a Bad Man, Mr Gum is out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

Benny the Blue Whale: A Descent Into Story, Language and the Madness of ChatGPT is also out now. Grab your copy here or, better, via your local bookshop or Bookshop.org.

You can also listen to the audiobook, narrated by the hilarious duo Andy Stanton (Andy Stanton) and Nish Kumar (ChatGPT). Buy yours here now.

Follow him @AndyStanton15.