We had groupies – a right rough load of tarts, they were
Final extract from Simon Day's memoirs
29/06/2011 … In 1998 we performed The Fast Show live at Hammersmith Apollo: thirty nights sold out! This was the cherry on the cake for me personally.
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Wed 29 June 2011
Tue 28 June 2011
Earning a fortune; living like a pauper
In the second extract from his memoirs, Simon Day recalls his time on Saturday Zoo
28/06/2011 … In 1993 Jonathan Ross’ production company, Channel X, embarked on the glorious folly that was Saturday Zoo, a music and comedy show to be broadcast on Channel…
Mon 27 June 2011
' If you fuck this up it’s over for you – you can’t do anything else'
In an extract from his new book, Simon Day recalls his first stand-up gig
27/06/2011 … Malcolm Hardee was what people call a character, but that’s like saying Mohammed Ali was a boxer.
Thu 23 June 2011
© James McNaught 'I don't take credit for ideas...'
John Lloyd on the art of producing comedy
23/06/2011 … The new Mustard magazine has an exclusive interview with writer/producer John Lloyd, talking about his work on QI, Blackadder, Spitting Image, Not The Nine O’Clock…
Fri 17 June 2011
BBC New Comedy Award: Meet the finalists
Radio 2 competition reaches climax
17/06/2011 … It's the final of the newly-revived BBC New Comedy Award tomorrow, going out live on Radio 2 from 7pm.
Tue 07 June 2011
Forget the Celtic Tiger... the Celtic Cat is rich on laughs
Steve Bennett at Kilkenny's Cat Laughs festival
07/06/2011 … Now the Celtic Tiger is now little more than a lifeless pelt in front of some German banker’s chalet fireplace, Kilkenny’s much-loved Cat Laughs festival,…
Fri 20 May 2011
It's great – now make it funnier
Graham Linehan talks to Jay Richardson about The Ladykillers, The IT Crowd and Count Arthur Strong
20/05/2011 … The brief was simple.
Tue 17 May 2011
'I used to wear boots and sweaters'
Rita Rudner on Vegas, family ... and her glamorous image
17/05/2011 … Where do you get your material from? An almost impossible-to-answer question asked of so many comedians by so many journalists.