Self-deprecation, hubris and mental illness...
Steve Rannazzisi chooses his comedy favourites
03/06/2016 … Howard SternThe self-proclaimed 'King of all media' is just that in America.
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Fri 03 June 2016
Wed 25 May 2016
'There's no time to agonise'
Interview with Power Monkeys writers Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin
25/05/2016 … Can you explain a bit about Power Monkeys?ANDY: It’s a peek behind the curtains in the corridors of power – four different corridors of power, looking at the…
© C4/Ryan Mcnamara 'Being German is a viable business plan'
Henning Wehn on his new TV show
25/05/2016 … An Immigrant's Guide to Britain is a new three-part series in which Henning Wehn and other first-generation immigrants provide a guide to life in Britain, through…
Thu 12 May 2016
© English Heritage A little bit of blue...
Which comedians have been honoured with plaques
12/05/2016 … Tommy Cooper today becomes only the 12th comedian to be honoured with a blue plaque – although he is one of the more famous to modern minds.
Tue 10 May 2016
© BBC/House of Tomorrow Why I'm the right woman to take on Shakespeare
10/05/2016 … Tell us about your new series… It’s a one-episode series all about Shakespeare, who was England’s biggest playwriter and our only ever official Bard.
Tue 03 May 2016
'Ed Byrne made me up my comedy game'
Belgian comic Lieven Scheire chooses his comedy favourites
03/05/2016 … Thank You God - Tim Minchin I think we all know those moments where a friend shows you a clip he likes on YouTube, or sends you a link, and you find yourself clicking…
© BBC/Colin Hutton I'm playing Shakespeare as nerdy and uncharismatic
David Mitchell on Upstart Crow
03/05/2016 … 'He's arguably the globally most significant artistic figure – and he's just some bloke from the Midlands.
Fri 29 April 2016
Who doesn't enjoy a ghost story?
Johnny Vegas on Neil Gaiman's Likely Stories
29/04/2016 … Johnny Vegas is about to star in one of four short films written acclaimed author Neil Gaiman.