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Si Hawkins
Si Hawkins

Si Hawkins

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Si Hawkins features - page 9

The Thinking Drinkers. Credit: Steve Ullathorne Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: The Thinking Drinkers

Friday 3rd February 2023

What happens when The Thinking Drinkers and our Q&A come together? It's First Drink, Worst Drink!

Alex Edelman Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Alex Edelman

Friday 27th January 2023

Back for FGWG2 as he wows London's Menier Chocolate Factory, Alex Edelman reveals his big breakthrough and dream bill.

Pierre Novellie Live

Random 8: Pierre Novellie

Tuesday 24th January 2023

He's off on a debut tour, but which disastrous film did Pierre Novellie bravely battle to the end of?

Amy Matthews Live

Random 8: Amy Matthews

Tuesday 17th January 2023

She's about to record her first special, but which low-brow US comedy taught Amy Matthews a valuable lesson?

Eshaan Akbar Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Eshaan Akbar

Friday 13th January 2023

Why is King's Lynn not a date on Eshaan Akbar's debut tour? All will be revealed.

Sam Lake Live

Random 8: Sam Lake

Tuesday 10th January 2023

He's doing Cake at Edinburgh's Monkey Barrel, but how did Sam Lake get on with cheerleading and the Chuckle Brothers?

Jack Docherty Live

Circuit Training 150: To the Secret Gardens! With Jack Docherty

Monday 9th January 2023

For this special ton-and-a-half edition, we head back to last August, and an intriguing invite from Absolutely and Scot Squad star Jack Docherty. Plus Bowie, Vic & Bob, Armstrong & Bain, Sayle, Norton, Status Quo, and a dog.

Jacob Hawley Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Jacob Hawley

Friday 23rd December 2022

Hitting The Horn and beyond on tour next year, Jacob Hawley looks back at the gigs and gifts of Christmas past.

Image shows left to right: Phil Jarvis, Nathan Willcock Live

Random 8: Consignia

Tuesday 13th December 2022

Keith Chegwin! Wolf from Gladiators! James McNeill Whistler! Ahead of this weekend's Museum of Comedy Christmas specials, Consignia take the ultimate test.

Jazz Emu. Archie Henderson Live

Random 8: Jazz Emu

Tuesday 29th November 2022

Scorsese, epic splits and a sweary badger: Jazz Emu gets groovy with the great eight.

Vix Leyton Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Vix Leyton

Friday 25th November 2022

Compering one of her favourite good-cause gigs - Cracking Comedy - Vix Leyton looks back at a unique beginning.

Rosie Wilby Live

Random 8: Rosie Wilby

Tuesday 22nd November 2022

Sex toys, barbecue swimming and Superdog: Rosie Wilby takes the ultimate eight-question test.

Yippee Ki Yay. Richard Marsh. Credit: Rod Penn Features

Rogue Pun: Die Hard with a Rhyming Sentence

Monday 21st November 2022

As he takes the brilliant Yippee Ki Yay around the UK, we ask Richard Marsh: how did a poet end up doing Die Hard?

Image shows left to right: Ralph Jones, Vyvyan Almond, The Awkward Silence Live

Random 8: The Awkward Silence

Tuesday 15th November 2022

As they prepare to Enter the Vortex, The Awkward Silence take us back to water rat reverence and the battle of Rylance/Bottom.

Andy Zaltzman Live

Andy Zaltzman interview

Tuesday 15th November 2022

The man with the wittiest shed in sport and politics, Andy Zaltzman talks hasty rewrites, mourning comedy, and why he's hiding a giant wooden duck.

Joe Sellman-Leava Features

Rogue Pun: Fanboy lands in London to probe the enduring needs of nerds

Monday 14th November 2022

Fresh from a successful Fringe run, Joe Sellman-Leava takes a revealing journey back through his childlike obsessions.

Tom Mayhew Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tom Mayhew

Friday 11th November 2022

Dog! Music! Sweary drunk! Tom Mayhew recalls one stand-up heat that leaves him cold.

Poppy Hillstead Live

Random 8: Poppy Hillstead

Tuesday 8th November 2022

Back with a new series of her popular podcast, Poppy Hillstead reveals a Scooby Don't and the Britpop secret in her closet.

Tom Ward. Copyright: Steve Ullathorne Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Tom Ward

Friday 4th November 2022

He's heading out on a national tour, but why did TV viewers never see Tom Ward's big standing ovation?

Sleeping Trees: Peter Pan's Labyrinth Live

Random 8: Sleeping Trees and Dan Wye

Tuesday 1st November 2022

Together for a fairytale film mash-up, Sleeping Trees and Dan Wye recall some gruesome injuries and an onslaught of jäegerbombs.

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