Mark Lawson
- English
- Journalist and author
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Have I got a new host for you?
Have I Got News For You gets a prime slot in the Christmas Eve TV schedule tonight. So what is the secret of its continuing success?
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 24th December 2010TV Matters: Miranda and Peep Show
There are good reasons why both sitcoms went for the single-room location this week...
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 23rd December 2010Strange bedfellows: comedy double acts
Double acts dominate this year's Christmas TV schedules. So what's the secret of a great comedy duo? Is it always as cosy as it looks? And when - if ever - should they go solo?
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 21st December 2010Audio: Ronnie Corbett returns to Christmas TV
Ronnie Corbett is returning to TV this Christmas for a festive special - his first without his late comedy partner Ronnie Barker. Ronnie Corbett talks to Mark Lawson.
BBC News, 17th December 2010Miranda cracks the television screen
By addressing the camera directly, Miranda Hart joins a very distinctive televisual group.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 2nd December 2010How Simon Amstell shook up BBC Breakfast
It was bad enough breaking the show's sofa protocol - but Amstell's cancer joke really rattled presenters Sian Williams and Bill Turnbull.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 25th November 2010Alan Partridge and his Foster's habit
The Norfolk radio jock is back - with cutting-edge online technology.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 11th November 2010Simon Amstell, Larry David and the rise of the 'simcom'
From Simon Amstell to Steve Coogan to Trinny and Susannah, today's stars simply play exaggerated versions of themselves. Does it count as acting? Mark Lawson on the 'sim-com'
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 29th August 2010TV matters: Outnumbered
It can be tricky when fictional television characters watch TV, but Outnumbered manages to make it both believable and funny.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 29th April 2010TV Matters: Frank Skinner's Opinionated
Mark Lawson explains why Frank Skinner's loss is our gain.
Mark Lawson, The Guardian, 22nd April 2010