Interviews with the top comedians.
John Kearns on the excitement and anxieties of a career in comedy
20/05/2015 … For John Kearns, the transition from day job to comedian was an abrupt one; one that he's used as fodder in his acclaimed live shows and one which he admits he…
© BBC/Ed Moore Nick Helm on his stage persona, and his transition to TV
05/05/2015 … 'It's not like started out thinking "I'm going to be a cunt",' Nick Helm says of his aggressive, sweaty on-stage persona.
© Channel 4 Bethany Black on appearing in E4's Banana
11/02/2015 … Can you tell us about your episode and character?My character, Helen, is kind of the opposite of me in some ways, and exactly the same as me in a lot of other ways.
Mark Thomas on comedy, protest and passion
23/01/2015 … The news that Pub Landlord Al Murray is to contest this year’s election in Nigel Farage’s constituency might be blurring the distinction between comedy and…
Bill Maher on playing his first UK gig
26/11/2014 … He's built a career on dissecting and challenging the detailed ins-and-outs of American politics… so it might come as something of a surprise that Bill Maher…
Says Micky Flanagan as he embarks on... a travel show
28/10/2014 … Comedians making travelogues have been in vogue ever since Michael Palin collected his first air mile.
The Revolution Will Be Televised pranksters on filming in the US
19/09/2014 … Satirical hidden camera show The Revolution Will Be Televised is returning to BBC Three early next month – and this time Heydon Prowse and Jolyon Rubinstein…
© Channel 4 Why Jon Richardson hit the road with Matt Forde
08/09/2014 … Approaching 30, Jon Richardson realised he needed to make some big decisions in life – about relationships, family and money.
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