'Deep-fried frog is something of an acquired taste'
Sue Perkins on her new travel memoirs
18/10/2018 … Sue Perkins’s new travel memoir, East Of Croydon, is published today; to be followed by a short book tour later in the month.
Latest Interviews
Interviews with the top comedians.
Thu 18 October 2018
Wed 17 October 2018
'It's a bit more horror-like... it’s not a comedy romp'
Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton speak about Inside No 9's live episode
17/10/2018 … Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton take a break from their preparations for the live Halloween episode of Inside No 9 – to air on BBC Two at 10pm…
Wed 10 October 2018
'I have lots of inner voices... It’s busy up there'
Robin Ince on the psychology of stand-up
10/10/2018 … When writing about comedy, there is nothing a dramatist likes more than the ‘sad clown’ archetype.
Tue 02 October 2018
© UKTV 'We're always trying to do Smack The Pony again, but nobody's interested'
Sally Phillips on sketch comedy, Veep, and working with sloths....
02/10/2018 … INTERVIEW BY JAY RICHARDSON Since her first screen roles, sporting a negligée and Mel Smith's vomit in a Smith & Jones sketch, then playing The…
Tue 25 September 2018
'Channel 4 are my enablers'
Interview with The Bisexual's Desiree Akhavan
25/09/2018 … Next month Channel 4 airs the new comedy-drama from Desiree Akhavan, described as a ‘ raw, funny and unapologetic take on the last taboo’ - bisexuality; Akhavan…
Fri 07 September 2018
'Maybe if I was checked out, someone would say I was mental'
Karl Pilkington on his new Sky comedy Sick Of It
07/09/2018 … Karl Pilkington returns to Sky One later this month with his first scripted comedy-drama, Sick Of It, which he co-wrote with Richard Yee and in which he plays a…
Mon 27 August 2018
© UKTV 'There is at least one incident of genuine anger in this series'
Taskmaster Series 7: Greg Davies interview
27/08/2018 … Taskmaster returns to Dave for its seventh series next Wednesday.
© UKTV 'Working with Greg Davies is like being a pet'
Taskmaster Series 7: Alex Horne interview
27/08/2018 … Taskmaster returns to Dave for its seventh series next Wednesday.