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Toksvig: Davies's one of the cleverest people I know

Presenter tells how her relationship with Davies is different from his with Stephen Fry, and reveals her passion for boxing.

The Guardian, 14th October 2016

Tony Robinson reveals details of Blackadder idea

"It would have to be something crazily different for it to work"

Susanna Lazarus, Radio Times, 8th October 2016

Sandi Toksvig on QI, feminism and why she's never bored

As Sandi Toksvig gears up for a new series of BBC's QI, she talks about comedy, politics--and the surprising joys of Angel Delight.

Tom Browne, Readers Digest, 3rd October 2016

BBC Sooty row over 'sexing up' revealed

The idea to introduce a female puppet to Sooty's children's TV show in the 1960s was so controversial that the BBC director general had to intervene, a new documentary has revealed.

BBC News, 30th September 2016

Sky Arts reveals Halloween shorts

Jason Manford, Ross Noble, Matt Holness, Jamie Demetriou, Jayde Adams, Steen Raskopoulos, Guz Khan and Kiri Pritchard-McLean have made Halloween shorts for Sky Arts.

British Comedy Guide, 29th September 2016

Seven questions with... Rob Rouse

Rob Rouse is a Northern stand up comedian and actor who you may recognise from his recent role as Bottom in Ben Elton's Shakespearean sitcom Upstart Crow. A gleeful performer onstage, Rouse is a comic who effortlessly exudes a positive energy, drawing audiences in with his cheeky delivery and down-to-earth attitude. Rob also produces a comedy podcast, The Rob Rouse Podcast, and this month he embarks on his latest UK tour.

Becca Moody, Moody Comedy, 24th September 2016

Did the German Fawlty Towers ever mention the war?

As we celebrated the 41st anniversary this past week of Fawlty Towers, I thought it would fun to take a look back at how the greatest situation comedy of all-time made the leap to German broadcaster RTL. The first ever non-English adaptation of the John Cleese/Connie Booth bit of brilliance occurred in 2001 with a pilot set on the German island of Sylt in the North Sea, in a fictitious hotel called Zum letzen Kliff, which translates as "To the Last Cliff".

Bill Young, Tellyspotting, 24th September 2016

Everything to know about the six ages of Red Dwarf

It's been four years since the last new episode of sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf graced our screens. Now it's back, with the first of two new series premiering on Dave on 22nd September. But those of you unfamiliar with this comedy gem (and there must be at least a couple of you) may wonder what all the fuss is about, and who are those strange middle-aged men hanging round in space? Well, now we can enlighten you...

James Baldock, Metro, 22nd September 2016

Dom Joly reveals Trigger Happy plans

Dom Joly has slammed the lack of imagination in hidden camera shows as he prepares to launch Shady Cabal - the label that will produce Channel 4's Trigger Happy reboot.

Broadcast, 15th September 2016

John Bishop: 'I'm happier than I've ever been

John Bishop is now the world's ninth highest-earning comedian and has his own chat show- but 10 years ago he was miserable and working for a pharmaceutical company.

Janine Yaqoob, The Mirror, 4th September 2016

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