British Comedy Guide
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Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins

Si Hawkins

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Si Hawkins features - page 15

Naomi Cooper. Copyright: Jigsaw Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Naomi Cooper

Friday 9th July 2021

Back onstage for the Balham Comedy Fest, Naomi Cooper talks comedy curries, an un-yummy mummy and Dennis Quaid(s).

Susan Murray Live

Random 8: Susan Murray

Tuesday 6th July 2021

Her plane-crash show is finally landing at Soho Theatre, but which train scene is seared into Susan Murray's memory?

Mark Watson. Copyright: Matt Crockett Live

Random 8: Mark Watson

Thursday 1st July 2021

He's behind the big Marlow Comedy Weekender, in a nice Berkshire park, but which literary hill is Mark Watson firmly perched on?

Mat Brooks. Copyright: Steve Best Live

Random 8: Mat Brooks

Tuesday 29th June 2021

It's our most Bottom-fuelled Random 8, ever - stand-up and superfan Mat Brooks on the lure of Richard and Hitler.

Gráinne Maguire. Copyright: Idil Sukan Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Gráinne Maguire

Friday 25th June 2021

The Irish John Mulaney - comedy-wise anyway - Gráinne Maguire preps for the Ventnor Fringe with a trip down memory lane.

Paul Revill Pro

Tune-Up, No. 3: Paul Revill on the art of compering

Thursday 24th June 2021

Many acts may have lost their mojo at the microphone over the last 18 months. So as regular stand-up returns, we're getting advice from the experts. This time: MC Paul Revill talks about how to wrangle a crowd.

Alex Lynch Live

Random 8: Alex Lynch

Tuesday 15th June 2021

His podcast Out Of Character gives guests a novel test, but why did Alex Lynch have nightmares for Children In Need?

Rosie Wilby Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Rosie Wilby

Friday 11th June 2021

With her Breakup Monologues now on bookshelves, headphones and live stages, Rosie Wilby talks us through some great and gruesome gig memories.

Mark Simmons Live

Random 8: Mark Simmons

Tuesday 8th June 2021

Coventry, Cumberbatch and a cracking car radio gag: Mark Simmons faces our random questions.

Matt Forde Live

The Isolation Conversations - Matt Forde's Safe Seat

Monday 24th May 2021

Back from lockdown shielding, Matt Forde has six political heavyweights on his radar. Will one party leader use these live shows to relaunch his image?

Ian Smith Live

The Isolation Conversations - Ian Smith's prime-time bedroom

Monday 17th May 2021

He's now a Radio 4 documentarian, with a unique insight into why people get stuck in things: Ian Smith talks contortion tests, grim swings, crossword podcasts, polar bear chasing, and how lots of backstage areas will be very tense as comedy returns.

Matt Green Pro

Tune-Up, No. 2: Matt Green on lockdown material and keeping it unique

Tuesday 11th May 2021

In recent years stand-up Matt Green has moved into directing shows too, so seems the ideal chap to ask: how do you keep your stuff original, as so many acts return from the same dark place?

Glenn Wool. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Features

Glenn Wool: Which Sportsperson Are You?

Tuesday 11th May 2021

The Canadian comic channels a classic enforcer - and reveals why sports stars are so popular on panel shows.

Cally Beaton Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Cally Beaton

Friday 7th May 2021

It's careers and some tears on her unique new podcast, but what sent Cally Beaton on a wild emotional trek back to the car park?

Verona Rose Live

Random 8: Verona Rose

Tuesday 4th May 2021

She's revealing clandestine passions on ITV2's Secret Crush, but when did Verona Rose become over-attached to a keyring?

Alice Levine Live

Random 8: Alice Levine

Tuesday 27th April 2021

As she launches the big new British Scandal podcast, Alice Levine recalls run-ins with British comedy royalty and fashion-loving flying pests.

Katy Wix Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Katy Wix

Friday 23rd April 2021

With an upbringing-themed podcast and a new memoir on the shelves, Katy Wix takes a trip through her on-screen highs and lows.

Priya Hall Live

Random 8: Priya Hall

Tuesday 20th April 2021

Speed nan, sour cream cat and a cheesy danger castle: Priya Hall takes the eight-question challenge.

Image shows from L to R: Michael Cumming, Stewart Lee Live

Circuit Training: Isolation Conversations - Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming

Monday 19th April 2021

Cheered by rave reviews for their punk doc, King Rocker, Stewart Lee and Michael Cumming talk lockdown darkness, awkward legends, post-punk vs new comedy, Swells, Skinner, and the upside of ads and panel shows.

Russell Hicks. Copyright: David Geli Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Russell Hicks

Friday 16th April 2021

From onstage riffing to at-home disputing, Russell Hicks takes us through his gig history.

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