Whoever said that two heads are better than one definitely had the right idea. Proof: The two-headed media monster that is Rickie & Melvin have been consistently terrorizing the world of U.K. radio with their anarchic humor. The comedic pair currently host the popular “Breakfast Show with Rickie & Melvin” on London’s Kiss FM, and have now joined the esteemed list of featured personalities over at MTV UK. We spoke to Ricky about how the two of them met and why he thinks their show’s so popular:

Give us the story of how you two met…
We first met at university. All the new students were taken to a local club. I remember thinking that I had to make as many friends in my first year as possible, if I wanted to have a good time. I just walked up to Melvin and introduced myself. That was 11 years ago and we've been friends ever since.

Let us know more about your new show on MTV…
Our new show MTV Digs is a continuity show. It’s a series of short studio-based links of banter, tomfoolery, and general chat. It’s on every afternoon on MTV-1 between the hours of 4-7pm. It's designed to create interaction with our audience and give the channel more faces and personalities for their audience to relate to.

How long has your radio show been running?
Our current radio show is in its second year, but we've been on KISS for three years. We started on the weekend breakfast show, because it was a good time slot for us to learn our trade, without causing too much damage to the station’s listening figures! After 10 months of doing that, we were asked to make the step up to the weekday breakfast show.

Why do you think your show is so popular?
The reason I think people listen to our show is because we play a lot of music, but we also have a lot of fun during our links. It's literally a group of friends on the radio listening to music, taking the mick out of each other and having a laugh. I think people buy into the fact that Melvin and I are genuine friends and have been for a long time.

Which do you prefer doing, TV or radio?
I don't love one more than the other. They're two different disciplines, which I think complement each other. Trying to master each of them ultimately helps us to become more than just presenters. Hopefully, we’ll end up being good broadcasters.

Who is your favourite duo of all time and why?
My favourite duo of all time would have to be my Mum and Dad. They’ve supported me for years, when I was just some kid who said he wanted to be a presenter. They never once told me I couldn’t do it.

How come you guys make such a good team?
I reckon we make a good team because we're friends just doing stuff we love doing. It doesn't feel like work when we’re presenting together. It feels more like people are peering into our lives and there just happens to be a microphone or camera there.

Tell us the one thing you believe two people should never share…
People should never share underwear! That’s just nasty.

What’s next for Ricky & Melvin?
To get everyone to know which one of us is which, because we look so similar.

~Donald Crunk