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Holly Walsh talks about making The Other One
Monday 1st June 2020
Holly Walsh talks about co-writing and directing BBC comedy The Other One. She discusses how "character is everything".
The Secret Reviewer #15: The Best-Laid Cunning Plans
Monday 1st June 2020
Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: why it's still worth launching a happening.
Comedy Chronicles: The Mission of Miles Malleson
Sunday 31st May 2020
In this week's Comedy Chronicles, Graham McCann looks at the remarkable life and mission of prolific screen actor Miles Malleson.
First Gig, Worst Gig: JoJo Bellini
Friday 29th May 2020
Holed up in New Zealand but still knocking out fresh stuff, JoJo Bellini serves up a fruity cocktail of ups and downs.
1979 and all that: Back to the future for comedy after coronovirus?
Friday 29th May 2020
Oliver Double, the author of Alternative Comedy: 1979 And The Reinvention Of British Stand-Up, gives his thoughts on whether the club circuit will bounce back from lockdown, if live comedy is art, and whether alternative comedians were only ever preaching to the converted.
Stuart Goldsmith talks about his Infinite Sofa
Thursday 28th May 2020
Big stars, a big in-the-Zoom audience, plus an occasional naked weirdo. Stuart Goldsmith's Infinite Sofa is the lockdown show that might just run and run.
Classic comedies lead lockdown viewing
Wednesday 27th May 2020
UKTV has published details of its viewing figures under lockdown, with classic comedies the most watched programmes.
British Comedy Quiz #103
Wednesday 27th May 2020
What number do The Kumars live at? That's one of our questions this time.
Random 8: Yuriko Kotani
Tuesday 26th May 2020
Dragon Ball, bedbugs and a bullet train: Yuriko Kotani takes the could-be-anything question test.
The First Team interviews
Tuesday 26th May 2020
The writers and stars of BBC Two's new football-based comedy The First Team discuss making the show.