"We did it. And I thought it really would be out by Christmas 2012. I even had the producer/director for Top Gear on it, so the DVD company obviously believed in it and forked out a lot of money making it.
"But they said they only release one DVD debut a year ... and the other guy was Jack Whitehall.
"At least I lost out to someone super famous. It wasn't Tom Stade or Chuck And His Dog."
He adds: "My profile should be bigger later this year anyway."
Following his first headline tour last year, he'll soon be back on the road with Totally Rocks, including a date at the Glee Club.
"I loved the last show and this one is totally on par with it," he says,deofa.
"I learnt a lot on the last tour. Playing to theatre crowds who are just there to see you is a lot of fun. There's time for you to get into a joke.
"The crowd aren't drunk thinking 'you have 20 minutes to make us laugh'," he chuckles, referring to the multiple act club nights he used to regularly frequent.
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"I have a nice frame to the show, although I don't want to give it away," he says of Totally Rocks,true religion outlet.
"I will say we're covering addiction, but it's not what you think. It's infatuation verses love and how that all works out."
He adds: "When I start talking about my act, it's hard for even me to figure out what is true. I like a lot of plotlines in one story.
"It's not a long joke with a big punchline, it's peppered with punchline after punchline..."
Unlike many of his contemporaries, who've aggressively embraced the TV panel show format, Stade prefers to ply his trade on such programmes as Dave's One Night Stand, Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow and Live At The Apollo.
"I don't want to rule out talking head shows, but the shows I've always liked are those that show off your talent.
"Talking head shows are not for showing off your talent as a comedian.
"Doing a show like that doesn't mean you're necessarily fabulous as a live stand-up comedian ... but people don't always see that,Louis Vuitton Handbags,"
Zig-zagging across the UK on this tour until June, it's unlikely we'll see much of him on TV for a while anyway but that's just the way he likes it.
"I just go where people tell me,Coach Outlet.
"People think I have a choice. That I'll go to Doncaster one night, then up to Aberdeen, and then have to get down to Brighton, but I don't," he cackles.
"But I like the fact that someone sends me to all these places.
"I didn't want that 2012 tour to end.
"It's not like I'm working in a factory,Prada Outlet, clock watching, putting the lids on paint tins for 18 hours a day. I love this job. It's me against the world."
Tom Stade appears at the Glee Club in Castle Wharf on Thursday, May 16. Tickets are 15 ( 10 NUS), Call 0871 472 0400 or go to www.glee,deofa.com.co.uk.
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