Comedy’s marathon man Mark Watson is known for his feats of intellectual and performative endurance, and also for his phenomenal comic story-telling. We get our teeth into the anxieties he exposes in his more recent material, hear first-hand the effects of being the butt of a Stewart Lee routine, as well as learning what happens when a shoe falls…

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Filed Under: Chortle, Dara O'Briain, David O’Doherty, Edinburgh, Festival, Frankie Boyle, Fringe, Interview, Jason Manford, Live, Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre, Paul Foot, Radio 4, Rhod Gilbert, Russell Howard, Sam Simmons, Stephen Fry, Stewart Lee, Tim Key, Tim Minchin

A lager-sodden “not deliberately bad” poet, Tim Key is responsible for some of the most startlingly theatrical fringe comedy of the last ten years. From his outrageous origin as a college-troupe cuckoo, to his frustrations at the culling of his sketch group “Cowards”; through fringe stardom to his big screen success alongside Alan Partridge, we trace Tim’s emergence as one of the most compelling voices of contemporary British comedy.

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Filed Under: Alan Partridge, Alex Horne, Alpha Papa, BBC3, Cowards, David Baddiel, Festival, Footlights, How To, Interview, Mark Watson, Philippe Gaulier, Poetry, Radio 4, Steve Coogan

Occult comedian Andrew O’Neill describes jokes as “spells to make people laugh”.
We talk about the differences between magick and faith, getting information about the world through standup, nailing your really weird colours to the mast, and trying to be your own favourite comedian…

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Filed Under: Eddie Izzard, History of Heavy Metal, Interview, Magick, Monty Python, Occult, Paul Foot, Radio 4, Stewart Lee, Touring Comedian

The leading voice of feminism in UK comedy, devastatingly funny Bridget Christie is adept at unearthing humour in difficult or important topics.
She talks here about her comic origins in surrealism, and reveals beneath her insecurities the wilfulness that kept her going in the face of critical bewilderment.

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Filed Under: A Bic For Her, ACMS, Alison Vernon-Smith, An Ungrateful Woman, Bridget Christie, Bridget Christie Minds The Gap, Celebrity Squares, Charles II, Cheese Roll, Daily Mail, Danielle Ward, David Trent, Eddie Izzard, Edinburgh, Feminist, Festival, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Hannibal Buress, Housewife Surrealist, Interview, Kate Smurthwaite, Live, Radio 4, Sam Simmons, Soho Theatre, The Alternative Comedy Experience, The Alternative Comedy Memorial Society, The Comedy Stop, The Comedy Store, The Stand, War Donkey, Warwick Davies, We Love Comedy

Nick Doody is a textbook “unsung hero” of comedy: fiercely analytical, and with an approach to jokes that is both cerebral and instinctive.
He talks here in fascinating detail about elements of his writing process: divergent thinking, freeing oneself from the logic of a situation, and manufacturing outrage…

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Filed Under: Andy Zaltzman, Arnold Brown, Ben And Arn, Ben Moor, Carey Marx, Ed Byrne, Emo Phillips, Interview, Jack Dee, Jim Jefferies, John Gordillo, Louis CK, Matt Kirshen, Nick Revell, Old Rope, Paul Rogan, Radio 4, Simon Evans, Stephen Fry, Steven Wright, Stewart Lee, The Comedy Cellar, The Now Show, Waen Shepherd

The grand high sultan of Bullshit-istan, Andy Zaltzman is one half of the incredible Bugle Podcast, and combines densely-written satirical nonsense with improvised flights of fancy.
He goes into detail on how The Bugle is made, how he copes with his partner’s stratospheric success, and answers the ultimate question: “what is bullshit?”

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Filed Under: Alun Cochrane, Daniel Kitson, Danny Bhoy, David O’Doherty, Greg Proops, Honourable Men Of Art, Interview, John Oliver, Karen Taylor, Mark Thomas, Michael McIntyre, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Noel Fielding, Podcasting, Political Animal, Political Comedy, Radio 4, Richard Herring, Ricky Gervais, Rob Newman, Ross Noble, Sara Pascoe, Spencer Brown, Stewart Lee, The Bugle, The Daily Show, The Department

A softly-spoken, foppish figure who luxuriates in language, Tom Wrigglesworth is equally at home spinning a yarn or smashing up a weekend club.
He talks here about authenticity in his work, and the right of the teller to alter the empirical truth of a story, as well as outlining in detail his favourite trick for dealing with interruptions…

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Filed Under: Diane Morgan, Edinburgh, Festival, Fringe, Interview, Isy Suttie, Mike Gunn, Mock The Week, New Zealand, Peter Kay, Radio 4, Storytelling

To call Max and Ivan a comedy double-act with a narrative doesn’t really do justice to this pair of rubber-faced, multi-voiced storytellers, who have a penchant for sneaking actual theatre into their work.
They’ve only recently quit their day-jobs, but with a run of international festival appearances and award nominations under their belt, it seems to be working out – you could literally just slap them. Here, the boys outline their writing and rehearsal process, who gets final say over the editing, and which one of them has a google alert for their own reviews…

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Filed Under: Bo Burnham, Daniel Kitson, Double Act, Dum Show, Edinburgh, Festival, Fosters Comedy Award, Fringe, Holmes And Watson, Interview, Live, Melbourne Comedy Festival, Nick Helm, Radio 4, Reviews, Sketch, Tim Key, Tom Parry, TV Comedy