Ben Miller interview
“It’s such an unusual project, and it’s great to take part in the election process. Also, it’s wonderful to be involved in something that takes risks, and Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin have never been afraid of taking risks.”
Hugh Dennis interview
“If we don’t make the episodes long enough, they’ll just have empty space on Channel 4.”
Nish Kumar interview
“I think I’ve got a point of view, I think that’s it. That’s all I would say, is that I know my brain, and how I react to things; and I think, I feel like in the last year I’ve worked out what that means on stage for me.”
Katherine Ryan interview
“There are girls in Nigeria who can’t go to school without being abducted. Here, you actually have a choice to put your tits away. And, well, maybe you should.”
New Act Of The Month: Sammy Dobson
“As I approached the stage for my five minutes one of the audience showed me the knife in his coat and whispered ‘you’d better be fucking funny’. My arse has never sweated like it before or since.”
Caitlin Moran talks Raised By Wolves
Caitlin Moran talks working-class sitcoms, revisiting her childhood for her new show, Raised By Wolves, and more.
Dara O’Briain interview
“When you arrive at an empty theatre, the potential is immense. You think, ‘This is going to be magical.’”
Fin Taylor interview
Fin Taylor returned to XS Malarkey last week to present his reliably brilliant, anti-self-indulgent wears to a happy Manchester audience. Afterwards, I talked to him about Edinburgh, finding a comedy style and knowing an audience.
