pɹˈaɪɚ tə ðˈɪs, pˈɪkɚɹɪŋ hæd ɐpˈɪɹd wɪððə skˈɛtʃ kˈɑːmədi ɡɹˈuːp ˈɛntɚ ðə dˈɑːtsən ɪnðə mˈɪkf ɪn nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti nˈaɪn ænd tˈuː θˈaʊzənd tˈuː.
Prior to this, Pickering had appeared with the sketch comedy group Enter the Datsun in the MICF in 1998, 1999 and 2002.