Dug!! What a fowl trick to play on Penfold! It's best to stop egging him on. Give him a breast and he'll take a wing. Much more than that and you don't have a leg to stand on.
Could be both, considering he used one of my photo's in his book.
The chicken polishing, btw, was a thing that cropped up at the Convention when Marc Burrows and Rob Wilkins were on stage together and it just stuck. There's even a Facebook Group "Chicken Polishers" that was created within a couple of hours and I suspect it will become a 'thing' at future conventions, like many of the spontaneous 'traditions' have become.
Found Burrows book v interesting. Went to his show, then Q +A afterwards with my better half during Edinburgh Fringe this year, and loved his enthusiasm and passion for the life and work of the great man. Will read the official Wilkins book in New Year. My better half let slip she has got it as one of my Xmas pressies
Both books make excellent accompaniments to each other. Marc's takes a more journalistic approach, while Rob's is more personal. I loved both, and it was great that Marc also got Rob's and the family's seal of approval.