Paul Sinha is one of our finest purveyors of smart stand-up comedy. Armchair quiz fans may well know him as the trivia king from The Chase, but Sinha still gigs regularly. His latest show, ... more
Interviews
Diane Chorley is a legend. In the 1980s she ran the Essex nightclub The Flick, fronted her band The Buffet and was dubbed the Duchess of Canvey. Until misdeeds were uncovered and she was banged up... more
Mark Watson is best known for his marathon comedy shows. His last one, for Comic Relief this year, lasted 27 hours and featured a fake goat, a man making models of Morph non-stop, another man writing... more
Jackie Mason used to joke that he was rich enough to retire: “I have enough money to last me the rest of my life, unless I buy something.” Well he must have bought something because the 83-year-old... more
Alistair Barrie is one of the comedy circuit's smartest, most versatile stand-ups. He can be political, he can be personal, he can tackle the everyday. You name it, he’ll find the funny. He is just... more
I was recently commissioned to ask comedians and writers for the tricks of their trade by the Independent on Sunday. Their responses offered readers a fascinating insight into the creative mind.... more
Aisling Bea won the So You Think You're Funny? competition at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2012 and has quickly risen through the comedy ranks thanks to a mix of energy, charm, intelligence and quickfire... more
If anyone out there thinks comedians have an easy life, frittering away their days on Twitter and working for just an hour in the evening a few days a week, meet Tiernan Douieb. He is not only a hard... more
With Matt Lucas back on the box with Pompidou and David Walliams rarely out of the limelight it seems like a good time to revisit this interview. I spoke to the duo for the Reader's Digest in 2007... more
There has been a resurgence of the well-crafted one-liner recently. There is even a UK Pun Championship Final at the Leicester Comedy Festival. If Gary Delaney entered he’d be a hot favourite. He has... more
