British Comedy Guide

Paul English

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Limmy tells why 2015 became one of his best years

Director, comedian, performer, author, meditator, father, philosopher. Which one's Brian Limond? "I'm just someone who likes making lots of things up and trying to be funny," he said. "That's about it."

Paul English, Daily Record, 17th January 2016

Jack Docherty to appear as cop character at comedy fest

Scot Squad favourite Jack Docherty will appear as his cop character at next year's Glasgow International Comedy Festival. Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson, played by ex-Absolutely star Docherty is "the self-proclaimed face and voice of modern policing in Scotland" in the BBC Scotland parody of a police documentary series. Docherty said: "This is my first live performance in 23 years."

Paul English, Daily Record, 19th November 2015

Scot Squad creator on how police helped script

Writer Joe Hullait, the man behind the BBC Scotland series, was collared by rozzers keen to give him the inside track on serving for the under-fire force.

Paul English, Daily Record, 22nd October 2015

Jordan Young admits: Life of crime is easy PC for me

River City star is swapping sides to dish out more cuff love as PC Jack McLaren in new series of spoof cop show.

Paul English, Daily Record, 17th October 2015

Interview: Bill Bailey

Bailey is deadly serious about sticking the boot into our elected leaders and says he has plenty of material after last year's independence referendum.

Paul English, Daily Record, 16th October 2015

Burnistoun's back: and Florence & Connell are delighted

A winning revival of their TV characters for two live King's Theatre shows at this year's Glasgow Comedy Festival has led to three more this month and a one-off Burnistoun special.

Paul English, Daily Record, 15th August 2015

Mike McShane to headline Robin Williams charity gig

The American comedian will pay tribute to his friend, Robin Williams, at the gala which aims to shine light on many important mental health issues.

Paul English, Daily Record, 15th August 2015

Review: Limmy's book reading

The man behind telly comedy Limmy's Show opened his book reading with a brief megamix of characters from his TV series, addressing audience expectation.

Paul English, Daily Record, 14th August 2015

Gary Tank Commander's Greg McHugh ready for big stage

'We flopped in front of 50 people now show has an army of fans'

Paul English, Daily Record, 12th August 2015

Audio - Gary: Tank Commander breaks cover

The camp squaddie is set to storm The SSE Hydro in Glasgow with a live show and he tells us in this interview: "This is the best idea anyone's ever had, so that's why we're daein it."

Paul English, Daily Record, 18th June 2015

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