2009 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Sun 22 March 2009
Jee whizz
How Jocelyn Jee Esien ended up with her own TV show, when she never even wanted to be a comedian
22/03/2009 … Not many stand-ups get to tackle both Dickens and Shakespeare in a year.
You've got to feel the fear
Johnny Vegas on Dickens, stand-up... and the cello
22/03/2009 … Not many stand-ups get to tackle both Dickens and Shakespeare in a year.
Hancock at ATV
Peter Gordon reappraises a forgotten series
22/03/2009 … Unloved and virtually unseen since its original broadcast in 1963, the ATV Hancock series, made following his move from the BBC, is in fact very revealing.
Billy the kidder
22/03/2009 … Billy Bleach, the pub bore Simon Day created for The Fast Show, is to star in a new sitcom for BBC3.
Office politics
Ricky Gervais on why his show was a hit...
22/03/2009 … Ricky Gervais seems to have cornered the market in arrogant, swaggering buffoons.
Know your Friends
Little-known facts from the hit sitcom
22/03/2009 … Jennifer Aniston is from a Greek family.
That Friday feeling
Interview: Alan Carr and Justin Lee Collins
22/03/2009 … Channel 4’s Friday Night Project is back on January 6, but with new presenter.