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Hermione Corfield

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Slaughterhouse Rulez interviews

Crispian Mills, Hermione Corfield and Finn Cole tell us about the boarding school bloodbath Slaughterhouse Rulez...

Rob Leane, Den Of Geek, 31st October 2018

Gavin & Stacey special is the greatest festive episode

Come Christmas Day, we'll be sitting down to watch it yet again. And again. And again.

Nicholas Reilly, Metro, 11th December 2016

Extracts from QI's latest factbook

Here are the jaw-dropping best, and if you don't believe them you can cross-refer from the book to the QI website ([url]qi.com/1342[/url]) to discover where the elves found the information...

Daily Mail, 4th November 2016

Julian Clary on his latest comedy capers

It's my 30th anniversary next year. It's changed beyond all recognition. It used to be an eclectic selection of people in small rooms above pubs in the 1980s. Our comedy was a reaction against the right-wing men in bow ties who were being offered as light entertainment in those days.

Lucy Parford, Gloucestershire Live, 4th October 2016

Why Arthur Dent is the smartest H2G2 character

Yes, over 30 years later an eagle-eyed redditor has noticed a crucial detail about lead character Arthur Dent - and when you read it you'll kick yourself for not realizing it sooner.

Huw Fullerton, Radio Times, 2nd September 2016

Greatest sitcom ever: Fall and Rise of Reginald Perrin

Perrin was made in an age when the BBC did not feel the urge to use its drama and comedy programmes to proselytise about minority rights, prejudice, racism and homophobia. It took a problem common to the silent majority and explored it sensitively, but with brilliant humour. That was why Perrin was so popular in its day, and why if one watches the box set now, 40 years later, it transmits through wit something timelessly relevant.

Simon Heffer, The Telegraph, 6th July 2016

Eddie Izzard: 'The greatest love of my life? My mother'

The comedian, actor and writer on his 27 marathons in 27 days and his most treasured possession.

Rosanna Greenstreet, The Guardian, 28th May 2016

Compo and Nora's greatest moments

Never mind Heathcliff and Cathy or Romeo and Juliet. It's clearly Compo and Nora who gave us the greatest love story of all time. Sort of.

UKTV, 11th May 2016

Latest QI Facts book out in October

Faber is to publish the next QI Facts book, 1,342 QI Facts, in October.

Natasha Onwuemezi, The Bookseller, 5th May 2016

How to write the shortest joke in the world

The one-liner is a comedy staple, but how about a one-worder?

James Gingell, The Guardian, 19th February 2016

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