British Comedy Guide
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Si Hawkins
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Si Hawkins

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Si Hawkins features - page 50

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.

Tom Craine Live

Tom Craine interview

Wednesday 18th August 2010

Just a few short years into his stand-up career Tom Craine is coming at us on several fronts. Some people are never satisfied.

Alex Horne Live

Alex Horne review

Wednesday 18th August 2010

Alex Horne admits early on that there are only three actual jokes in the show, and, true, it is one of those Edinburgh efforts that more traditional comics moan about.

Rich Fulcher: An Evening With Eleanor, The Tour Whore. Rich Fulcher Live

Rich Fulcher interview

Tuesday 10th August 2010

Are you heading up to Edinburgh this August? Do you have a pulse? Then be warned: Eleanor is on the prowl.

Lee Nelson's Well Good Show. Lee Nelson (Simon Brodkin). Copyright: Avalon Television Live

Lee Nelson interview

Thursday 15th July 2010

So what did we make of Lee Nelson's Well Good Show? Really? Blimey. We were going to meet for an in-depth dissection of this much-discussed series, but couldn't be arsed, so Circuit Training texted Lee a few questions and about a month later he texted them back.

David Cross Live

David Cross interview

Tuesday 22nd June 2010

Think it's tricky getting stuff made on British TV? US comedy icon David Cross scoffs at the very suggestion, having spent years doing likewise in the States. Now he's trying both at once, and finding it all a bit bewildering.

Tiernan Douieb Live

Tiernan Douieb interview

Thursday 17th June 2010

Ask most stand-ups how they started and you'll usually hear lots of stuff about watching Richard Pryor as a kid then getting egged-on to do an open-spot while inebriated. Not Tiernan Douieb. He went to Clown College.

Rob Rouse. Copyright: Alan Peebles / BBC Live

Rob Rouse interview

Thursday 3rd June 2010

Remember Rob Rouse's stint on The Friday Night Project? No? Well, he has been all-but airbrushed from that particular bit of comedy history. Is he bitter? Let's find out...

Markus Birdman Live

Markus Birdman interview

Monday 10th May 2010

After years of gadding about on the global stand-up circuit, son-of-a-preacher-man Markus Birdman is finally ready for some broadcast business - but will it be in the 'God Slot', again?

Bennett Arron Live

Bennett Aaron interview

Tuesday 23rd February 2010

Bennett Aaron's life was turned upside down when cyberthieves stole his identity, but the fallout has given his career a mighty boost. So does the Welsh comic still wish it hadn't happened?

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