Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Ian McKellan and Derek Jacobi talk Vicious
26/05/2015 … Ian McKellan plays Freddie Was it easy to say yes to a second series?Yes, although I can’t remember how it happened, really! There was talk about it and you wonder,…
Nazeem Hussain chooses his Perfect Playlist
24/05/2015 … Four LionsWhen I first watched this film, I was convinced it was written by a Muslim, because the main characters were so unbelievably true to life, and I was certain…
Complete Stephen Merchant series
22/05/2015 … Stephen Merchant's US sitcom Hello Ladies is being released on DVD on Monday – and we have five copies to give away.
John Kearns on the excitement and anxieties of a career in comedy
20/05/2015 … For John Kearns, the transition from day job to comedian was an abrupt one; one that he's used as fodder in his acclaimed live shows and one which he admits he…
Lesser-known characters who he played
14/05/2015 … With the news that Harry Shearer, voice of Mr Burns, Smithers, Principal Skinner and Ned Flanders, is to leave the series after 26 years, here are 10 supporting…
Win tickets to literary festival with a strong comedy line-up
11/05/2015 … Boutique literary festival Curious Arts will this year feature a top-drawer comedy line-up including David Baddiel, Mark Watson, Lucy Porter, Richard Herring and…
© BBC/Ed Moore Nick Helm on his stage persona, and his transition to TV
05/05/2015 … 'It's not like started out thinking "I'm going to be a cunt",' Nick Helm says of his aggressive, sweaty on-stage persona.
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