Caroline Frost
- Journalist
Press clippings Page 7
Despite ratings plummeting during the first series, this satirical show has been given a second go. It's a talented team - including Jimmy Carr riffing on news, Charlie Brooker ranting on hypocrisy and David Mitchell ruminating on the personalities within. Lessons have evidently been learnt from the less than overwhelming feedback from series one - hopefully the shorter running time will create a snappier format - but it could be some time yet before this hits the US heights of Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 8th February 2012Tim Minchin interview
Tim Minchin is worried that he'll take too long to answer each question (he has form, apparently). Nonetheless, we proceed tentatively to the first... is he a musician or a comedian?
"I'm a musician."
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 24th November 2011Paddy McGuinness interview
"I was walking down Oxford Street earlier in London, and I got the sense, if I were to fall down, everyone would just keep walking over me."
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 24th November 2011Paddy McGuinness on Northern humour
"I was walking down Oxford Street earlier in London, and I got the sense, if I were to fall down, everyone would just keep walking over me." So speaks a true northerner, Paddy McGuinness, who reflects on his native land of Bolton.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 24th November 2011Ralf Little on following Royle Family with own creation
"When this was commissioned, my mother was text-book brilliant and supportive. She said, 'Oh, well done, I'm so proud of you'... Eight seconds later, the phone rang again and she added, 'Make sure it's good, won't you?'"
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 23rd November 2011Andy Parsons interview
"Nerves are never logical. It's usually how you're feeling on the day, how your tea has gone down," explains Andy Parsons, a seemingly serene comedian, at least above the water.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 21st November 2011Alan Carr interview
"Even if people threw tomatoes at me and booed me off stage, at least you can wash out tomatoes, unlike nine hours of abuse from the general public can affect your mental health."
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 13th November 2011Greg Davies: 'It's hard to make collaborative comedy'
Greg Davies is being appealingly reticent about explaining how he made the leap into comedy. When he is finally persuaded, it doesn't sound too strange at all...
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 13th November 2011Review: Life's Too Short
Yes, we're laughing at Warwick Davis, but that is very much his intention, and the 'com' of his character far outweighs the 'sit' of his stature. Gervais and Merchant have pulled another one out of the hat.
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 11th November 2011Sean Lock interview
"You never feel entirely secure and safe, but that's the psychology of comedians."
Caroline Frost, The Huffington Post, 11th November 2011