TV Chuckle Brother Paul Elliott was left thinking “Two me, two you” when he met his lookalike.
Bus driver John Simpson shares the same spiky hair and bushy moustache as the comedian.
Pals dubbed him Chuckles and for years he was stopped by fans of children’s show ChuckleVision, asking for selfies.
Passengers ribbed John about the likeness and he laughed it off thinking the fuss would go away.
But he was thrilled when he and Paul, now a DJ, were brought together at music festival Fishburn Live last month.
John, 58, was standing in the crowd when fans asked him when he would take to the stage.
He said: “It was brilliant.
“Security spotted me and pulled me backstage.”
Referring to the loud tops typically worn by Paul, John joked: “I’d even bought the psychedelic shirts to play the part.”
Paul, 18 years older at 76, joked: “This is how I am supposed to look.
“Oh my, maybe you are my doppelganger.”
He revealed he had known about the comparison after posts went viral a while back.
The duo also discussed Barry Elliott, Paul’s real-life brother and comedy partner, who died aged 73 in 2018.
And John, from Gainford, Co Durham, said comedian Bernie Clifton, 88, also fell for the similarity — inviting him backstage at a show believing he was Paul.
John added: “I like that it puts a smile on my passengers’ faces.
“I thought it would die out but it hasn’t.
“Since the festival I get stopped more and more often.
“I can’t go anywhere any more.”
