British Comedy Guide

Benji Wilson

Press clippings Page 5

Frances de la Tour - 'I'm going to work until I drop'

"It won't be a question of whether I will give up work, it will give me up. I'd like to just keep going, even if it's just a tiny part of an old lady in whatever it is"

Benji Wilson, Radio Times, 29th April 2013

Derek Jacobi - 'I'm aware of being in the last act'

"The interval was over a long time ago. It only ends one way"

Benji Wilson, Radio Times, 29th April 2013

Ian McKellen: We know we've got our lives behind us now

"Do I think about death? Yes, every day. People of our age, when we get together, talk about decrepitude all the time"

Benji Wilson, Radio Times, 29th April 2013

Anna Crilly and Katy Wix interview

Channel 4's new comedy double act Anna & Katy talk about the perception of female comics.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 20th March 2013

Derek: episode one, Channel 4, review

On a conceptual level the Derek pilot was a triumph. Unfortunately, no one in the real world watches TV on a conceptual level. Take away the argument about its rights and wrongs and Derek, as a show, was just a teensy bit dull. Now that it's been plumped up into a full series, mere dullness has morphed in to something worse - far from being too nasty, Derek has become too nice, lurching at times into censoriousness and preaching.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 31st January 2013

Q&A: With actor and comedian Rufus Hound

The actor and comedian Rufus Hound, 33, on treading the boards, losing his famous moustache and love at first sight.

Benji Wilson, Daily Mail, 28th October 2012

The enduring success of TV's comedy prophets

Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin talk to Benji Wilson about a career in comedy.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 23rd August 2012

Russell Howard Q&A

Stand-up comedian Russell Howard, 32, on optimism, Nigella Lawson and colourful relatives.

Benji Wilson, Daily Mail, 15th April 2012

Jessica Hynes interview

Actress Jessica Hynes, best known for her role in Spaced with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, talks to Benji Wilson about new drama One Night, and why she doesn't mind that her "mildly talented fatso" friends have made it in Hollywood.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 26th March 2012

Dirk Gently: The case of the missing electric monk

It's a tricky business, steering Douglas Adams's dodgy sleuth Dirk Gently from page to screen. Howard Overman tells Benji Wilson how he did it.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 5th March 2012

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