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Ricky Gervais: I'm considering a third series of Derek
The comic insisted that he will round off his Channel 4 comedy with either a full third run or a one-off special.
Morgan Jeffery, Digital Spy, 23rd April 2014Frank Sidebottom: The man behind the papier mâché
Working for the comedian and singer Frank Sidebottom was an education and an oddly profound experience, recalls a one-time member of his backing band.
Rhodri Marsden, The Independent, 21st April 2014Son of Tommy Cooper's mistress talks about comedian's dark side
Shameless actor David Threlfall plays Tommy Cooper in a one-off drama series which pulls no punches but - according to Tony Kay, the son of Cooper's mistress - neither did he.
Rod McPhee, The Mirror, 19th April 2014Why are we so obsessed with the dark side of comedians?
A few years ago I wrote a book about the history of comedians, homing in on the "sad clown" phenomenon and wondering why so many comedy greats from Grimaldi to Hancock and beyond seemed to be troubled souls offstage. At the time I thought the idea was quite original. But the TV world was obviously thinking on the same lines.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th April 2014ITV biopic focuses on alcoholic side of Tommy Cooper
His fans loved him but a new biopic of the comedian explores his darker side as a violent alcoholic who couldn't choose between his wife and mistress.
Simon Edge, The Daily Express, 12th April 2014Inside No. 9 review
It remains unpredictable and surprising throughout, delivering delicious little twists on standard formulas and narratives without settling into any sort of format.
David Upton, Pop Matters, 26th March 2014The serious side of Sara Pascoe's comedy
"I'm not a funny person" says Sara Pascoe. "I was never the class clown. A lot of comedians were; they definitely knew that comedy was how you got people to like you or not to fight you, but I didn't have those tools. I'm a very earnest person."
Stephanie Bunbury, The Age, 25th March 2014Terry Gilliam: Monty Python is a thorn in my side
Terry Gilliam on his new film The Zero Theorem, reviving Don Quixote - and those rumours of Monty Python US dates.
Steven MacKenzie, The Big Issue, 18th March 2014Inside No. 9 - Why do the British love dark comedy?
Our love for dark, twisted humour is something unique to our national make-up in Britain. Here's 5 reasons we, as a nation, prefer the black stuff...
Sarah Edmonds, Sabotage Times, 13th March 2014How Inside No. 9 was talked about on Twitter
With the final episode of the series being aired last night, Inside No. 9 has created an entirely new genre of it's own with four of the six episodes producing near identical tweet patterns.
Second Sync, 13th March 2014