The artist fomerly known as Jim Dowd...

20 questions: James Dowdeswell

20/08/2007 … Which comedian(s) inspired you to become a stand-up? Kenny Everett and Peter Cook.

20 questions: Janey Godley

17/08/2007 … How did the idea for the show come about?My daughter Ashley decided that I should just do a show where I just talk about talking, as I never really stick to a theme…

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20 questions: Mark Olver

16/08/2007 … How did the idea for the show come about? It came from a film I love called Say Anything.

20 questions: Tim Fitzhigham

15/08/2007 … Tim FitzHigham is doing more shows than seems feasible at the Fringe, including The Man Who Discovered The Kama Sutra at the Pleasance at 18:00 and All Aboard! at…

Slide away...

20 questions: Norman Lovett

14/08/2007 … When did you first come to Edinburgh?1983 What’s been the biggest change since then?Tons more comedy showsWhat one thing could make the Fringe better?No TattooThere’s…

20 questions: Robin Ince

12/08/2007 … What’s it like playing to huge theatres full of people who don’t want to see you, but Ricky Gervais?It’s intriguing playing these huge venues, partly because…

Try not to hitch a lift with a psycho pig hunter...

20 Questions: Sarah Kendall

10/08/2007 … Without spoiling the show, My Very First Kidnapping, how did you get to be kidnapped? It was a college initiation, a thing the seniors traditionally did to the freshers.

20 questions: naked comedy guy Andy Ofiesh

09/08/2007 … Andy Ofiesh, the man behind The Naked Comedy Showcase, satisfies our curiosity…What came first, the comedy or the nudism?Oddly enough, they came simultaneously…