British Comedy Guide

Decca Aitkenhead

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Chris Langham: 'Everyone wants to see me working again'

The Thick of It star Chris Langham hasn't worked since he was arrested on child pornography charges in 2005. Now he's back with a terrific performance in a new low-budget British film, and he says he just wants to get past the lies that have been told about him and do more acting.

Decca Aitkenhead, The Observer, 25th September 2011

Paul Merton: Am I allowed to call myself working-class?

The stand-up comedian and silent film aficionado talks about the relationship between class and comedy, his love of improvisation and why he still believes the old jokes are the best.

Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 16th May 2011

The second coming of Frank Skinner

Once he was the face of the ladmag generation, now Frank Skinner is coming over all perceptive and vulnerable.

Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 12th March 2011

Victoria Wood: 'I feel at the BBC I'm not trusted'

The comedian and writer on how difficult it is to work for the BBC, her insecurity - and her troubled relationship with food.

Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 27th September 2010

Jonathan Ross: Can I be honest with you?

He said he only wanted to talk about his new comic book - not about Sachsgate, his salary, the BBC. But then Jonathan Ross has never been very good at keeping his mouth shut...

Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 9th April 2010

Matt Lucas: 'I feel very vulnerable'

"Apart from one-off specials, there are no plans for any more series of Little Britain, either here or in the US, but when I ask if he'd grown bored of it, he answers before I've even got the question out..."

Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 4th September 2009

David Mitchell Interview

'I should probably be thinking seriously now about not living in a grotty flat on my own'

Decca Aitkenhead, The Guardian, 8th June 2009

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