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 Andrew Dipper

Susan Calman talks touring, new Radio 4 sitcom

Susan Calman talks touring, new Radio 4 sitcom

She’s petite, Glaswegian, likes cats and – if she is to be believed – at one time collected thimbles. But such descriptions do little to describe the full power of Susan Calman who will be visiting Barnard Castle later this month.

 Andrew Dipper

John Bishop on his new stand-up tour

John Bishop on his new stand-up tour

"This show is me getting back to being me... not a list of the things I’ve been doing in ‘celeb-land’ - it’s about the norms of domestic life."

“This show is me getting back to being me… not a list of the things I’ve been doing in ‘celeb-land’ – it’s about the norms of domestic life.”

 Andrew Dipper

Arthur Mathews talks Toast Of London, working with Graham Linehan and Matt Berry

Arthur Mathews talks Toast Of London, working with Graham Linehan and Matt Berry

With credits including Big Train, Brass Eye, Black Books, the Ted and Ralph sketches and the legendary Father Ted, Arthur Mathews has been involved in some of the best and most innovative television comedy of the last 20 years.

 Andrew Dipper

Behind The Curtain – with Funny Way To Be promoter Peter Dixon

Behind The Curtain – with Funny Way To Be promoter Peter Dixon

In the first of an occasional series of interviews, we talk to the men and women behind some of the biggest, best and weirdest comedy shows in the UK.

 Rob Gilroy

10 comedy horrors you must watch on Halloween

10 comedy horrors you must watch on Halloween

From Psychoville to Shaun of the Dead, Rob Gilroy takes you through the chuckle-filled horrors you must watch this Halloween.

From Psychoville to Shaun of the Dead, Rob Gilroy takes you through the chuckle-filled horrors you must watch this Halloween.

 Andrew Dipper

Viz co-creator Simon Donald on his battle with MS

Viz co-creator Simon Donald on his battle with MS

“The documentary makers wanted me to be a guinea pig, to show what tests they do when someone is suspected of having it. After we’d done them, the doctor looked at me and said he thought that I had a mild form of MS.”

 Andrew Dipper

Matt Berry interview

Matt Berry interview

The Toast Of London co-writer discusses his inspiration for the series, the thrill of winning a coveted Golden Rose, and being shouted at in public.

 Peter Dixon

Tom Wrigglesworth interview

Tom Wrigglesworth interview

In turns heart-wrenching and hilarious, Tom Wrigglesworth’s new show, Utterly at Odds With the Universe, takes him on an emotional journey from childhood to adulthood, exploring the poignant and profound relationship with his granddad. The two frequently taped themselves interviewing each other and it’s in these early conversations that Tom comes to fully understand the […]

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