Award-winning comedian Bridget Christie is doing her new show What Now? at Leicester Square Theatre on various dates between now and November 10. Buy tickets here. She is also touring. For full UK... more
Interviews
Karl Pilkington is back on Sky One, this time with his first scripted comedy drama: a six-part Sky original production co-written with Richard Yee. Karl plays Karl, a crotchety cabbie who’s living... more
American stand-up Andy Kindler has not appeared in the UK for a decade, but he has not been idle. He has been seen/heard on Bob’s Burgers, Portlandia, Lady Dynamite, The Late Show with... more
SEANN WALSHWhy are you taking part in Strictly this year?I’m taking part in Strictly because I think it would be absolutely amazing to come out of something having learnt a skill and with the way I... more
Did you enjoy taking part in Taskmaster?I enjoyed parts of it. I was surprised by how much I enjoyed a lot of tasks. Driving to that house every day felt a bit like going to an exam you hadn’t... more
Why did you sign up to Taskmaster?I hadn’t watched enough of it to know that it was a bad decision to go on it. I should have known better! I’d seen some of it, I agreed to it, and then I watched a... more
Comedian Pope Lonergan is the mastermind behind the recent The Care Home Tour in which a floating group of stand-ups including Ben Target and Adam Riches performed in care homes, often to people with... more
Why did you sign up to Taskmaster?Oh, man! It’s such a great programme. It was such a delight to be asked! You just get to play, don’t you? I tried to explain it to one of my in-laws and she just... more
Why did you agree to take part in Taskmaster?I’ve been a huge fan of the show for a long time and watched it a lot. It’s one of those programmes I’ve always wanted to do, and I felt very lucky when I... more
Why did you sign up to take part in Taskmaster?I don’t know, I honestly don’t. I hadn’t really watched the show. I wish I had, if I’m honest. It would definitely have helped. James Acaster is a big... more
