Interviews with the top comedians.
Paul Chowdhry on how he – and comedy – has changed over his career
17/03/2025 … The first British-Asian comedian to sell out Wembley Arena, Paul Chowdhry is back on the road with his new tour, Englandia.
Ian Hislop on his new play, Have I Got News For You and Private Eye
07/02/2025 … Private Eye editor and Have I Got News For You mainstay Ian Hislop has carved out a parallel career as a playwright.
© Channel 4 / Patch Dolan Jack Rooke on the end of his Channel 4 comedy
04/02/2025 … Big Boys returns to Channel 4 on Sunday for a third and final series, set in the central character’s final year at Brent Uni.
© BBC/Merman Holly Walsh on Motherland spin-off Amandaland
28/01/2025 … Lucy Punch, Joanna Lumley and and Philippa Dunne reprise their Motherland characters in BBC One’s new spin-off comedy Amandaland, which launches next…
© Jonathan Ford / Baby Cow / Channel 4 Steve Coogan on Brian and Maggie
22/01/2025 … Brian and Maggie, a two-part drama coming to Channel 4 next week, explores the breakdown of the unlikely friendship between veteran political inquisitor Brian Walden…
John Kearns on straddling the cult and the mainstream
13/12/2024 … John Kearns has joined forces with fellow Edinburgh Comedy Award winner Adam Riches to play mainstream musical double act Michael Ball and Alfie Boe in a Christmas…
© Hat Trick Productions Phil Dunning on his new BBC comedy
18/11/2024 … New BBC Three comedy Smoggie Queens revolves around a group of friends in Middlesbrough’s LGBTQ+ community, written by and starring Phil Dunning as the volatile…
© Home Box Office, Inc. Alex Edelman on Just For Us... and what he's doing next
03/11/2024 … After receiving antisemitic hate online for his Radio 4 shows, Jewish comedian Alex Edelman ended up attending a meeting of white nationalists in New York and a…
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