Micky Flanagan

Ten big names who began at Shoreditch Comedy Café

The venue is closing because of skyrocketing rents - meaning the comedy stars of tomorrow have one less place to cut their teeth.

How much does knowing the punchline ruin the gag?

The true test of a skilled comedian is the way that they can get just as big a laugh when the audience knows what is coming next as when they don't.

How class plays its part in offensive comedy

...and is the industry just too middle-class?

Micky Flanagan on getting caught up in Christmas

"My wife loves Christmas. Suddenly I live in a grotto. Like a lot of men, Christmas is something that happens to you..."

A panel of top-drawer celebrities, including Richard Ayoade, David Mitchell, Mel B, Micky Flanagan, Sarah Millican and Kevin Bridges are grilled by Jimmy Carr to see which of them has retained the most knowledge of 2014. To win the crown, they'll need to recall who purred down the phone in September, why Bono issued a worldwide apology in October, and what sporting event was the most-tweeted-about ever in July. Providing assistance are a host of varyingly beloved celebs including Michael Palin, Rio Ferdinand and Lily Allen.

Micky Flanagan: comedians are not natural competitors

As Flanagan joins the ranks of comedians doing travel-themed TV series, he says comics aren't looking to do well at the expense of others.

Opinion: What I won't miss about Lee Evans

The trouble is that his observational humour that was actually quite pioneering back in the late eighties has become mainstream comedy currency. I'm not saying others do his schtick better, but the likes of Peter Kay, Michael McIntyre and Jason Manford all do it just as well. And if you really need someone to do the gags in a working class London accent there's always Micky Flanagan.

Radio Times review

Oscar-winners Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway are on the sofa tonight to discuss their latest film: Interstellar, a space adventure of galactic proportions (it's nearly three hours long). Unlike in, respectively, Dallas Buyers Club and Les Misérables, their roles in this didn't require them to crash-diet - just to save an environmentally devastated Earth by travelling through a wormhole in space to find humankind a new home.

Hopefully making us feel less paranoid about the future are Graham's other guests - Lena Dunham, the creator of cult show Girls, and comedian Micky Flanagan.