British Comedy Guide

Nick McGrath

  • English
  • Journalist and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Stephen Mangan: I'm pleased I'm addicted to running, not heroin

The actor and author, 55, on chaotic breakfasts, starry school runs and why no one in his family is interested in anything he's done.

Nick McGrath, The Times, 1st May 2024

Daisy May Cooper: 'Acting is just pretending. You can either do it or you can't'

The actor and writer, 37, on seeing a ghost, having no filter - and how This Country changed her life.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 6th January 2024

Dom Joly: 'I've spent all my money but I don't regret it for a second'

The comedian and writer, 55, on a childhood in Lebanon, pranking Fergie and his love of animals.

Nick McGrath, The Telegraph, 30th September 2023

Mel Giedroyc interview

The actor and comedian, 55, on guinea pig circuses, CBD patches, pronouncing her name correctly and still quite fancying Dermot O'Leary.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 26th August 2023

Relative values - Clair and James Buckley: 'I'd never watched The Inbetweeners'

The actors and YouTube stars on meeting on Twitter and putting your marriage online.

Nick McGrath, The Times, 21st June 2023

Joe Pasquale interview

"I'd get the kids and hide behind the settee from the rent man".

Nick McGrath, The Times, 18th June 2023

Sunday with Sarah Millican: 'If you can see the sea, you can have chips'

The comedian talks about life on tour, her goody-two-shoes childhood and kisses for her dog.

Nick McGrath, The Observer, 20th March 2023

Paul Merton: 'I stayed in one of the world's worst hotels in China'

The comedian recalls terrible hotels in China, mishaps with malaria tablets and why he's happiest holidaying in the UK.

Nick McGrath, The Times, 22nd February 2023

Sunday with Emily Atack

The actor on sitting in with her dog and a crossword, her illustrious relatives and enjoying a bottle of medicinal red.

Nick McGrath, The Observer, 16th October 2022

How stand-up comedy helped me conquer anxiety

Finding a humorous angle to some of my darkest episodes - and sharing them with strangers - was strangely cathartic, says Nick McGrath.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 25th September 2021

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