Alfie Moore

Alfie Moore interview

He said: "I am absolutely delighted that the BBC now considers me a 'luvvie' and has recommissioned six more episodes."

Alfie Moore: Scottish law

Former police sergeant and star of Radio 4's It's A Fair Cop, Alfie Moore, always likes to give some time, while at the Fringe, to explore the whims and ways of Scottish law and law enforcement. And after a few more weeks entertaining the local law enforcers (amongst others) he now shares some thoughts on how legal matters differ North and South of the border.

Alfie Moore cops another Radio 4 series

Radio 4 has commissioned a second series from policeman-turned-comedian Alfie Moore.

Edinburgh Fringe preview: Alfie Moore

Creator of Radio 4's It's a Fair Cop, Alfie Moore talks to TPR about his new show, The Naked Stun.

One of the biggest decisions an up-and-coming stand-up comedian can make is to give up the day job and concentrate on performing. It means farewell to the career as a teacher (Greg Davies), doctor (Harry Hill) or sales rep (John Bishop) and suggests a belief that a job telling jokes is going to pay the mortgage instead.

Alfie Moore spent 18 years on the Humberside police force before he turned to stand-up comedy, but if It's a Fair Cop - his first series for BBC Radio 4 - is anything to go by, it was definitely the right move.

The formula for the show is that Moore swears his audience in as police officers for one night, and takes them through a real-life scenario to see what kind of decisions they would make in the same circumstances. Theft was the theme of the first instalment, with the focus on 80-year-old Maureen and a stolen tin of salmon.

This approach was clever because the laughs, and there were plenty of them, came from two different directions. For a start, there was Moore's great patter, in which he managed to mock his previous profession at the same time as demonstrating a deep respect for it. Plus his rapport with the audience/temporary officers ("Don't do the crime if you can't do the time," said one less than sympathetic volunteer) was equally entertaining.

Alfie Moore: A case of Carry On Sergeant

"I had just passed my inspector's exams and I asked my wife whether she wanted me to continue in the police with a big salary increase that comes with promotion and a good pension or in my forties to be going round the country sleeping on settees with no discernible income," he recounts.

Alfie Moore hangs up his truncheon for a life of comedy

Alfie Moore must have heard every police pun going after hanging up his handcuffs for "arresting" performances as a stand-up comedian.

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Alfie Moore, Knock2Bag 6th Birthday and Andrew Maxwell's London Loves.

Copper-turned-comedian stumbles on armed raid

Policeman turned comedian Alfie Moore called on all his training when he stumbled across the scene of an armed robbery yesterday.

Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 8

Mark Dolan chats to host John Moloney about being brought up by drunken strangers, and Alfie Moore talks about being a real life secret policeman. Plus there's standup from Lee Camp, Diane Spencer on being a victim of racism and lyrical shaman Beardyman plays us out