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Si Hawkins features - page 50

Paul Foot Live

Paul Foot interview

Tuesday 7th June 2011

Si Hawkins interviews Paul Foot. Loved by fellow comics and an army of 'connoisseurs', Foot is, nonetheless, unlikely to ever become the new Russell Howard...

Andrew Collins Features

Andrew Collins interview

Tuesday 17th May 2011

Si Hawkins interviews Andrew Collins. Andrew's first solo-sitcom - Mr Blue Sky - has reached Radio 4 after absolute aeons, and he's finally broken The Guardian too (well, their website). But doesn't he miss being locked in cupboards with Rod Stewart?

The Comedy Crawl Live

The Comedy Crawl 2011: Review 2

Tuesday 3rd May 2011

The inaugural Comedy Crawl was a feast for Camden's stand-up fans. Si Hawkins had a ball - but did the comics themselves?

Live At The Apollo. Tim Vine. Copyright: Open Mike Productions Live

Tim Vine interview

Saturday 30th April 2011

Not Going Out star Tim Vine is hardly ever in right now as he negotiates a nationwide tour. But in this interview with Si Hawkins, he travels back to the mid-1990s, when his warmth was all the rage, quiz shows came calling and he tried to break America with a chimp.

David Schneider Live

David Schneider interview

Monday 14th March 2011

David Schneider is cursed to hear shouts of 'Smell My Cheese!' wherever he goes, such as this year's Edinburgh Festival. But how close was he to a similarly-resonant part in Lord of the Rings, and with which massive mainstream celeb did he once form a (frankly surreal-sounding) double act?

Kevin Eldon Live

Kevin Eldon interview

Thursday 10th February 2011

Inhabiter of some of the most memorable comic creations in recent TV history, Kevin Eldon is now back doing similarly-inspired stand-up. So what's all this about Penelope Keith, evil cheese and a medieval dungeon?

Stephen Grant Live

Stephen Grant interview

Monday 31st January 2011

Jokesmith for hire Stephen Grant has done everything from writing gags at Radio 1 to 'audience wrangling' on QI. So what's Simon Mayo's problem? And why does Tara Palmer-Tomkinson get warmer-uppers so excited?

The Shuttleworths. John Shuttleworth (Graham Fellows). Copyright: BBC Live

John Shuttleworth interview

Saturday 15th January 2011

It's a good 25 years since John Shuttleworth first graced our screens with his mighty organ, since when he's dabbled in radio, film, even the Eurovision Song Contest, with varying degrees of non-success. Is he bitter? Si Hawkins finds out...

Helen Arney Live

Helen Arney interview

Friday 17th December 2010

A festive chat with comic songsmith Helen Arney, whose cunning plan to get on radio is to release an album of Christmas songs and say a little prayer.

Adam Buxton Live

Adam Buxton interview

Tuesday 30th November 2010

Adam and Joe's beguiling Mr Buxton on his little-known stand-up non-career, Thom Yorke's weeping fits and how the humungous success of The Persuasonists nearly turned him all Hollywood.

We Are Klang. Council-Leader Greg (Greg Davies). Copyright: BBC Live

Greg Davies interview

Friday 12th November 2010

He bestrode our biggest sitcom and was the talk of this summer's Edinburgh Festival. A good year for Greg Davies, then.

Isy Suttie Live

Isy Suttie Interview

Wednesday 27th October 2010

The nicest woman in showbusiness, Isy Suttie is off on tour. The Whites and Peep Show star chats to 'Circuit Training' columnist Si Hawkins...

Andi Osho Live

Andi Osho interview

Sunday 26th September 2010

An interview with rising star Andi Osho, a regular on Stand Up For The Week and a frequent guest on Mock the Week.

Andy Zaltzman's History Of The Third Millennium. Andy Zaltzman. Copyright: Avalon Television Live

Andy Zaltzman

Tuesday 24th August 2010

Young comics could do worse than watch this master-craftsman go about his business.

Tom Craine Live

Tom Craine review

Tuesday 24th August 2010

Choirboy to Addict and Back Again is a revealing story, well-told.

The Boy With Tape On His Face. Sam Wills Live

Boy With Tape On His Face review

Monday 23rd August 2010

It's painfully funny, and so inventive that you can't recall why you ever bothered going to see common-or-garden stand-ups.

Paul Foot Live

Paul Foot review

Saturday 21st August 2010

Paul Foot delivers a lot of odd ideas, punctuated by cheeky smiles.

Tony Law Live

Tony Law review

Saturday 21st August 2010

This didn't look a guaranteed sure-fire winner, it's probably fair to say but it turns out an hour of Tony Law is not enough.

Jim Jefferies Live

Jim Jefferies review

Thursday 19th August 2010

After a lengthy stint in the States, Jim Jefferies seems pretty bloody relieved to be back (drinking) on stage in Scotland.

Tiernan Douieb Live

Tiernan Douieb review

Thursday 19th August 2010

This isn't the finished article but Douieb is a wonderful storyteller and clearly has the nous and nerve to negotiate the peaks and troughs of a proper hour.

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