British Comedy Guide

Tim Lewis

  • Director and crew member

Press clippings

Interview: Janey Godley

'I translate the news into what politicians are actually saying'

Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 10th May 2020

Sharon Horgan: interview

Sharon Horgan's eviscerating self-awareness underlies some of the biggest cult comedy hits of recent years. But now she's going after mainstream movies and a directorial debut.

Tim Lewis, The Observer, 23rd February 2020

Stephen Mangan interview

The TV star on 'putting himself out there', voicing a horse and being in a power couple with Joan Bakewell.

Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 23rd March 2019

Armando Iannucci interview

'I was saved from being a reject by comedy'

Tim Lewis, The Observer, 15th October 2017

Michaela Coel interview

As the TV comedy returns for a second series, its Bafta-winning creator talks about bullying, evangelical Christianity, and how she ended up in a sex club.

Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 8th January 2017

Jamali Maddix interview

When the Essex-born comic first came across the firebrand US standup Bill Hicks as a teen, he saw a way to articulate his own frustrations. Now fronting a new documentary series on racial hatred, he says comedy has been his salvation.

Tim Lewis, The Observer, 27th November 2016

Jo Brand interview

"If you're doing comedy, you must be funny first and preach second."

Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 15th May 2016

Ricky Gervais interview

'It's always about people, it's always about ego'. The 54-year-old comedian releases two films this year - but he remains firmly in the boss's chair.

Tim Lewis, The Observer, 17th April 2016

Rob Brydon: "I've been accused of selling out."

Rob Brydon is earning great reviews in the West End alongside Kenneth Branagh - and Hollywood has finally come calling. Tim Lewis meets him for a private performance of knockabout comedy...

Tim Lewis, The Guardian, 4th April 2016

Why you should go see... Sofie Hagen in Bubblewrap

The winner of Best Newcomer at this years Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Danish comic Sofie Hagen shows no sign of stopping in her rise to the top of the comedy world. Laugh Out London's Tim Lewis explains why you shouldn't miss her Soho Theatre run of the award-winning Bubblewrap.

Tim Lewis, Laugh Out London, 7th December 2015

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