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Tony Hawks on his latest book and new life in Devon

Five years ago Tony Hawks was living the bachelor life in London, pursuing a TV, radio and stand-up career, writing books and appearing on shows like Have I Got News For You and Just A Minute. Today, he's living in rural Devon with his partner Fran and their one-year-old son Arlo, and while broadcasting is still high on his agenda, the move has given him plenty of humorous material for his new book, Once Upon A Time In The West... Country.

Plymouth Herald, 27th March 2015

Nina Conti's latest comedy project about clowning

Nina Conti's new documentary, Clowning Around, is to be broadcast on BBC Four on March 15. This follows her directorial debut, Her Master's Voice, which won a Grierson Award and a BAFTA nomination. In this new film Conti tells the story of her two year stint as a hospital clown.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 3rd March 2015

Last Tango: latest victim of the dead lesbian cliche

The decision of Sally Wainwright to bump off half of the programme's only gay couple is yet more evidence that lesbians in TV exist to be sacrificed for the plot.

Kaite Welsh, The Guardian, 20th January 2015

Greatest TV shows to watch now - the British comedies

20 great British comedies available on demand, from Peep Show and The Thick of It to Fawlty Towers.

James Gill, Radio Times, 13th January 2015

London protest planned for famine comedy at C4 HQ

A demonstration will be held this month outside of British TV station Channel 4's London offices in protest of a proposed comedy series about Ireland's Great Hunger.

Kayla Hertz, Irish Central, 8th January 2015

30,000 protest against C4's famine comedy

A petition against Channel 4's decision to explore a comedy set against the backdrop of the Irish famine has attracted almost 30,000 signatures.

Chortle, 5th January 2015

John Cleese wasn't 'slightest bit excited' by reunion

Silly-walking funny man opens up about his life in comedy in new book.

The Mirror, 13th December 2014

Move to get Jocky named greatest Scot fiction character

A foul-mouthed, jetpack-flying parody of former Dundee FC manager Jocky Scott has emerged as a shock contender to be named Scotland's favourite literary character. Fans of the cult comedy novel The Tartan Special One by Dundee-born Barry Phillips have now launched a campaign for Jocky to win the competition instead.

Stefan Morkis, The Dundee Courier, 31st October 2014

Stephen Toast on history's greatest thespians

The Matt Berry lookalike and star of Channel 4's Toast of London takes us through the great actors who inspired him, from Omar Sharif to Nick Clegg.

The Guardian, 28th October 2014

Noel Fielding on his latest comedy show and tour

You don't need drugs when you have the psychedelic imagination of Noel Fielding, finds Janet Christie.

Janet Christie, The Scotsman, 12th October 2014

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