Press clippings Page 27
Alan Davies on playing the QI fool
"I don't remember any of it! It just goes in one ear and out the other"
Tom Loxley, Radio Times, 25th August 2013QI's trademark blend of improving silliness is in full flow, as the teams absorb (or occasionally, recall) obscure facts on the subject in hand - inventions. It's a rich seam: jerry cans, electric jock straps ("Why have they gone out of fashion?" wonders Jeremy Clarkson), ear-dryers, windscreen wipers, and so on. In the section on the Slinky spring-toy, each panelist gets a mini-staircase and their own Slinky to experiment with, though Alan Davies is almost wilfully hopeless with his, and Sandi Toksvig wants to keep the staircase to reach shelves in her kitchen.
It's all as amiable and informative as ever: Toksvig tells us that it was a woman who invented both the windscreen wiper and the rear-view mirror. Clarkson has no comment.
David Butcher, Radio Times, 25th August 2013Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 9
Host Alan Davies chats to Tim Vine about being middle children and Keith Farnan talks about the death penalty. Plus Chris Martin plays jokes on animals, Jess Fostekew on the nation's finest B&Bs and Mike Wozniak talks science-based cat facts.
The Guardian, 22nd August 2013Davies: Contestants on QI know the questions in advance
Alan Davies, the self-confessed "QI dunce", has let slip that the show's guests have time to prepare their responses - confirming that they get to see the questions in advance.
Matilda Battersby, The Independent, 20th August 2013Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast returns for 2013
Amnesty's Secret Comedy Podcast is back at this year's Edinburgh festival, and will be winging your way throughout August. To whet your appetite, here are some of the best bits from 2012 along with interviews and stand-up from some of the guests lined up for this year, including: Julian Clary, Al Murray, Lee Mack, Jenny Eclair, Ed Byrne, Jo Caulfield, Alan Davies and more.
The Guardian, 31st July 2013Review: Cardiff Comedy Festival Gala Finale
TV favourite Alan Davies brings the festival to a climax as he returns to the comedy circuit after a decade.
David Owens, Wales Online, 29th July 2013Alan Davies: My family values
The comedian talks about his mother's death when he was six and how he has only recently been able to move on, marry and have children of his own.
Busola Evans, The Guardian, 26th July 2013Julian Clary joins Amnesty comedy line-up in Edinburgh
Julian Clary (in Edinburgh exclusively for Amnesty) joins Ed Byrne, Alan Davies, Jo Caulfield and other top secret names to host the podcast shows that will feature the best comedy and the biggest names at this year's fringe.
Amnesty, 8th July 2013Alan Davies: hard to believe Stephen Fry can get depressed
Alan Davies has spoken of his sadness at Stephen Fry's suicide attempt - but praised his pal for raising awareness that mental illness can kill.
Jen Blackburn, The Sun, 1st July 2013Alan Davies: The pain of a live comedy tour
Alan admits that he had "fallen out of love" with touring and being in demand for other things made it easy to step away.
Nigel Powlson, The Burton Mail, 27th June 2013