2013 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 16 July 2013
You need characters you care about, not just funny voices...
Christopher Guest talks to Jay Richardson about his first TV series, Family Tree
16/07/2013 … Christopher Guest is best known for playing Spinal Tap guitarist Nigel Tufnell, an experience that led to him writing, directing and acting in a series of acclaimed…
© BBC/NBCUniversal He's warm and lovely... but terrifying
Chris O'Dowd and the rest of the cast talk Family Tree
16/07/2013 … It’s the press junket to launch his latest show, Family Tree, but Christopher Guest has cried off sick, leaving journalists and cast to speak about him in the…
Mon 15 July 2013
1. Famous people
15/07/2013 … Our annual lists of Fringe highlights – one each weekday for the next fortnight and arbitrarily categorised and ordered – starts with the people who need…
Thu 11 July 2013
Bishop in China
Des talks to Jay Richardson about his latest challenge
11/07/2013 … Des Bishop is on a break from his job as a restaurant welcomer when I ring him in Hegang, a Chinese city on the border with Russia.
Tue 09 July 2013
© BBC/Fremantle Productions TV review: Count Arthur Strong
Steve Bennett on last night's opening episode
09/07/2013 … Since the ratings success of old-fashioned sitcoms such as Mrs Brown’s Boys and Miranda, the BBC has looked backwards for inspiration as it searches for its next…
Mon 08 July 2013
The World's End
08/07/2013 … Through Spaced and Shaun Of The Dead, Simon Pegg made his name by playing the millennial slacker, an adult trapped in a teenager’s mindset.
Tue 02 July 2013
When comics and musicians collide
Ten genuine(ish) musical collaborations
02/07/2013 … With Eddie Murphy, Jerry Seinfeld and Chris Rock all working – or rumoured to be working – with musicians on future projects, here’s our entirely arbitrary…