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Fri 07 June 2013

'All the best comics have a tremendous work ethic' | Q&A with Parks & Rec's Aziz Ansari

'All the best comics have a tremendous work ethic'

Q&A with Parks & Rec's Aziz Ansari

07/06/2013 … Parks and Recreation star Aziz Ansari is to play the Hammersmith Apollo on June 15, his second UK visit following his short run at the Soho Theatre in 2011.

Fri 31 May 2013

TV makes mediocre comics look good, and good comics look mediocre | Judah Friedlander talks to Jay Richardson

TV makes mediocre comics look good, and good comics look mediocre

Judah Friedlander talks to Jay Richardson

31/05/2013 … Best known for playing slobbish, trucker cap-wearing comedy writer Frank Rossitano alongside Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin in 30 Rock, comic Judah Friedlander is in Europe for a series of stand-up dates in his persona of The World Champion – including gigs at this weekend’s Cat Laughs festival in Kilkenny.

Thu 30 May 2013

Why should rock 'n' roll get all the stadium glitz?! | Eddie Izzard on arena gigs, politics and his acting ambitions

Why should rock 'n' roll get all the stadium glitz?!

Eddie Izzard on arena gigs, politics and his acting ambitions

30/05/2013 … In the second part of his Chortle interview to coincide with his global Force Majeure interview, Eddie Izzard tells Jay Richardson about his ambitions in acting, politics.

Wed 29 May 2013

Eddie Izzard: The first global comedian | 'If comedians have drive and imagination, it's an exciting time'

Eddie Izzard: The first global comedian

'If comedians have drive and imagination, it's an exciting time'

29/05/2013 … In the first of a two-part interview, Eddie Izzard talks to Jay Richardson about his multinational Force Majeure tour:Has the tour lived up to your expectations?You don't get many surprises going round the UK.

Mon 11 March 2013

When you take something as beautiful and indefinable as good comedy and regard it as ‘product’, then it’s spoilt | Kevin Eldon is hoping for a punky revolution

When you take something as beautiful and indefinable as good comedy and regard it as ‘product’, then it’s spoilt

Kevin Eldon is hoping for a punky revolution

11/03/2013 … Kevin Eldon has a peerless television résumé, after appearing in Brass Eye, 15 Storeys High, Spaced, Look Around You, Big Train, Black Books, I'm Alan Partridge, Nighty Night, Green Wing, Hunderby and plenty more besides.

Fri 04 January 2013

'I’m perpetually shockable. And the fact that I’m shocked means I have to write about it.' | Jay Richardson interviews Jonathan Lynn

'I’m perpetually shockable. And the fact that I’m shocked means I have to write about it.'

Jay Richardson interviews Jonathan Lynn

04/01/2013 … In the newly revived Yes, Prime Minister – coming to digital channel Gold later this month – embattled PM Jim Hacker grapples with issues including a dire economic crisis, a failing Eurozone, the spectre of Scottish independence and an antagonistic BBC.

Wed 14 November 2012

'We couldn't write a sitcom while Peep Show was still on' | Interview with David Mitchell and Robert Webb
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'We couldn't write a sitcom while Peep Show was still on'

Interview with David Mitchell and Robert Webb

14/11/2012 … As Peep Show returns to Channel 4 for its eight series, we caught up with stars David Mitchell and Robert Webb.

Tue 14 August 2012

Some of it isn't great, if I'm honest | Harry Hill looks back at his old Channel 4 show

Some of it isn't great, if I'm honest

Harry Hill looks back at his old Channel 4 show

14/08/2012 … Harry Hill speaks about Whatever Happened to Harry Hill, the entirely made-up ‘documentary’ about his original Channel 4 series which ran from 1997 to 2000.