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Jake Godfrey
Jake Godfrey

Jake Godfrey

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Jake Godfrey features - page 3

Chance In A Million. Tom Chance (Simon Callow). Copyright: Thames Television Features

Comedy Rewind: What a Chance In A Million!

Sunday 29th August 2021

Approaching its 37th anniversary, we revisit the fondly remembered Channel 4 sitcom Chance In A Million, starring Simon Callow and Brenda Blethyn, from the writers who would go on to create The Brittas Empire.

How Do You Want Me?. Image shows from L to R: Ian Lyons (Dylan Moran), Lisa Lyons (Charlotte Coleman). Copyright: Kensington Films And Television Features

Comedy Rewind: How Do You Want Me?

Sunday 1st August 2021

A look back at Simon Nye's 1990s sitcom about a newly-wed couple who move from London to the countryside, starring Dylan Moran and Charlotte Coleman.

Cowboys. Image shows from L to R: Eric (James Wardroper), Joe Jones (Roy Kinnear), Wobbly Ron (David Kelly), Richard Geyser (Colin Welland). Copyright: Thames Television Features

Comedy Rewind: Can't trust the Cowboys!

Sunday 18th July 2021

A look back at early eighties sitcom Cowboys, which starred Colin Welland, David Kelly, James Wardroper and Roy Kinnear as a rabble of builders.

Lee Evans - So What Now?. Image shows from L to R: Stuart (Steven O'Donnell), Lee (Lee Evans). Copyright: Little Mo Films Features

Comedy Rewind: Lee Evans - So What Now?

Sunday 20th June 2021

2001 comedy Lee Evans - So What Now? saw the stand-up star bringing his madcap energy to the world of sitcom.

Chuckle Time. Paul Elliott. Copyright: So Television People

Paul Chuckle interview

Monday 7th June 2021

Paul Chuckle talks about how he and Barry started out as The Chuckle Brothers, and ended up making nearly three hundred episodes of their sitcom. He also talks about his plan to bring back their characters in a new animated show.

Paul Mayhew-Archer People

Paul Mayhew-Archer on sitcoms, stand-up and tackling Parkinson's with jokes

Saturday 17th April 2021

Comedy writer, script editor and now stand-up performer: Paul Mayhew-Archer talks about working on sitcoms like The Vicar Of Dibley, and being determined to see the funny side of Parkinson's.

Steven Moffat. Copyright: Gage Skidmore, CC BY-SA 3.0 Pro

Steven Moffat talks about writing comedy

Friday 16th April 2021

Top writer Steven Moffat discusses creating characters, plotting, working with directors, dealing with failure, and why writing comedy is harder than drama.

Joking Apart. Image shows from L to R: Mark Taylor (Robert Bathurst), Becky Johnson (Fiona Gillies). Copyright: BBC Features

Comedy Rewind: A romance reversed in Joking Apart

Sunday 14th February 2021

For Valentine's Day, we turn to the ultimate anti-romance, cult hit early-1990s comedy Joking Apart, by Steven Moffat.

Steven Moffat People

Press Ganged - An interview with Steven Moffat

Saturday 9th January 2021

An in-depth interview with Steven Moffat. Ahead of his long-awaited return to comedy later this year with debut play The Unfriend, we chat to the Press Gang, Joking Apart and Coupling writer about sitcom success, crafting comedy, American remakes and his plans for the future.

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