Paddy McGuinness Q&A

20/11/2008 … How did you get started in comedy? I did a few open spots pre-Phoenix Nights but decided not being able to eat for days before the gig, due to nerves, was not worth…

Brendon Burns Q&A

' You can’t get more of a live stand-up experience than people storming out in disgust'

17/11/2008 … How did you get started in comedy? It’s not a particularly nice story I’m afraid.

Tim Vine Q&A

10/11/2008 … How did you get started in comedy? I started at school writing silly plays when I was 12 and giving myself the starring role.

'This show is terrifying'

Why Simon Day feels nakes without his characters to hide behind

14/10/2008 … After 18 years as a comic, you might think you’d take a tour in your stride.

For the love of pod!

Ray Peacock, Ed Gamble and Raji James discuss their podcast

13/10/2008 … ‘Write that down, write that down!’ Ray Peacock keeps urging during the course of this interview, mischievously insisting that any comment that embarrasses his…

'There are easier ways to make money...'

Matt Lucas on his new internet comedy venture

22/09/2008 … What do you do after you have conquered TV comedy as comprehensively as Matt Lucas and David Walliams have done? Movies might have been the traditional answer, but…

'I blame Piers Morgan...'

Andy Hamilton Q&A

18/09/2008 … Top comedy writer and News Quiz regular Andy Hamilton, who has just embarked on his first live tour, on satire, scheduling and his philosophy for life.

The third man

Interview with Eddie Braben, Morecambe & Wise's writer

27/03/2008 … The voice on the phone is warm and friendly, tinged with a soft Liverpudlian accent.