British Comedy Guide

Benji Wilson

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BBC Two finally dares to laugh in the face of death

If you're the sort of person who is likely to get old and die one day, Getting On is the comedy for you. A half-hour three-parter, first shown on BBC Four last year, it was finally granted an audience on BBC Two last night and almost immediately made a mockery of the idea that it needed to be potty trained away from the terrestrial channels.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 6th August 2010

How Monty Python was formed

Terry Jones recounts the absurdist playwrights who shaped unique Monty Python humour.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 4th August 2010

The ding-dongs behind the scenes of Carry On

Leslie Phillips talks about his new Radio 2 programme on the classic comedy films.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 16th July 2010

Frank Skinner finds the funny side to political debate

Topical chat on TV is all the rage at the moment. Frank Skinner tells Benji Wilson why he's adding his pennyworth.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 15th April 2010

Anne Reid and Maureen Lipman interview

As Ladies of Letters returns on ITV3, Anne Reid and Maureen Lipman explain how TV fails older viewers.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 8th April 2010

Alexander Armstrong: BBC shouldn't have axed Ross

The comedian Alexander Armstrong tells The Telegraph how filthy jokes can be funny - and why Jonathan Ross shouldn't have been forced out of the BBC.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 7th March 2010

Shameless, Channel 4, review

Benji Wilson reviews Shameless, the return of the northern estate comedy-drama series starring David Threlfall.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 26th January 2010

Rock & Chips, BBC One, review

Benji Wilson wasn't very impressed by BBC One's new Only Fools and Horses prequel, Rock & Chips.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 25th January 2010

Charlie Higson on Bellamy's People

Comedian Charlie Higson talks to Benji Wilson about his satirical new comedy series which he created with Fast Show colleague Paul Whitehouse.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 19th January 2010

The comedian who wants to make birdwatching cool

Bill Bailey tells Benji Wilson how humour can help bring a mass audience to unfashionable topics.

Benji Wilson, The Telegraph, 6th January 2010

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