Monday, January 13, 2025
The comedian on mining his very large family for material, avoiding the celebrity circus, and being an unashamed standup fanboy
Born in Bath in 1980, Russell Howard is one of the UK’s most…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMSaturday, January 4, 2025
The Downton Abbey star on being a goofy kid, coping with a terrible blow, and why she doesn’t struggle with impostor syndrome
This photo was taken in my garden in Cookham. I’m in my Osh…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:32AMSunday, November 24, 2024
The hosts of the Shagged. Married. Annoyed. podcast on growing up together, how their relationship survived Chris’s comedy career, and the challenges of having kids
Newcastle’s Chris and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:54AMSaturday, August 6, 2022
The comedian recreates a photo of her first time on stage and looks back at her shaky path to stardom
Born in Dagenham in 1981 and raised in Romford, Sara Pascoe is one of the UK’s leading…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:24AMSaturday, November 27, 2021
The dancing brothers recreate an old photograph and reflect on Strictly, Love Island and living together
Born in Stoke-on-Trent, AJ and Curtis Pritchard have established themselves as the ha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:33AMMonday, November 22, 2021
The actors recreate their Victor & Barry comedy duo – and recall their unique creative spark
Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson met at Glasgow’s Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:03AMSaturday, October 9, 2021
The comedian and her dad recreate a childhood photo and talk about early days in India, agoraphobia and swapping banking for comedy
Born in New Delhi in 1969, Sindhu Vee spent her childhood…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:06AMMonday, March 16, 2020
The standup, writer and film-maker on the things that make her laugh the most
I used to run a variety show in Chicago called Entertaining Julia and one time Robin Williams stopped by and did…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:03PMFriday, January 31, 2020
The Kenya-born UK comedian and author on the things that make her laugh the most
Jim Jefferies does a brilliant routine about Americans’ right to bear arms, and the ridiculousness of argum…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36PMMonday, January 27, 2020
The comedy writers, radio presenters and standup double act on the things that make them laugh the most
Max: Ivan is obsessed with Too Many Cooks – and not just because he finds it easy to…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:03AMFriday, January 3, 2020
The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the most
There’s a sketch in Chris Morris’s Jam where a fight breaks out over some poppadoms and it doesn’t really bear…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMFriday, December 27, 2019
Sketch comedy double act Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill on the things that make them laugh the most
Chris Cantrill: Cancel all your plans and seek out the undisputed queen of character come…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:33AMFriday, December 20, 2019
The standup, writer and social media master on the things that make him laugh the most
Alan Partridge’s Nomad is perfect. Either that or Reach for the Ground, Jeffrey Bernard’s collected…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:42AMFriday, December 6, 2019
World poetry slam champion Harry Baker and jazz musician Chris Read on the things that make them laugh the most
Harry: This National Poetry Day I performed alongside [poet] Paul Cookson, who…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:42AMSunday, November 17, 2019
The actor and standup on the things that make him laugh the most
It would have to be when I saw Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip. I also love anything by Eddie Izzard. Continue readin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:33PMFriday, November 8, 2019
The actor, comedian, playwright and one half of Jonny and the Baptists on the things that make him laugh the most
I must have watched Dylan Moran’s DVD of Monster, recorded at Vicar Street…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMFriday, November 1, 2019
The standup duo and parenting podcasters on the things that make them laugh the most
Helen: Smack the Pony’s Dating Agency sketches. So silly, so gross, so desperate.Ellie: My son drew a p…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:48AMFriday, September 27, 2019
The Irish standup, writer and actor on the things that make her laugh the most
How am I supposed to answer that? It’s like asking about your favourite kid, or the best ice-cream, or naming…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:06AMSaturday, September 21, 2019
The standup, author and actor on the things that make her laugh the most
Has to be Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. I read it on holiday with a mate and laughed so hard I annoyed her…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:42AMFriday, September 20, 2019
From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest comics of the era
Our No 1 comedian’s…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AMSaturday, August 3, 2019
The standup, writer and Mock the Week regular on the things that make him laugh the mostNot the Nine O’Clock News, specifically Gerald the gorilla. Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AMFriday, July 12, 2019
The standup, writer, and viral video producer on the things that make her laugh the most
It’s a tie between a French and Saunders sketch about a modern artist who can’t draw fingers, whi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:32AMFriday, July 5, 2019
The actor, writer and standup on the things that make her laugh the most
It changes constantly, but she’s always a she. Josie Long singing baby songs. Suzi Ruffell doing a bit on doctors. …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:12PMFrom Midsommar to Olafur Eliasson, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMSaturday, June 29, 2019
The actor, writer and standup on the things that make her laugh the most
I went to see Daniel Kitson in Edinburgh and that left me feeling like I’d had a spiritual experience. But in terms…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:12AMSaturday, June 22, 2019
The standup and writer on the things that make him laugh the most
Bridget Christie. “I have rape fantasies all the time; my main one – longer sentencing!” is such a brilliant line. Con…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMSaturday, June 8, 2019
The American standup, actor and Saturday Night Live cast member on the things that make him laugh the most
The first time I laughed and couldn’t breathe was Katt Williams’s Pimp Chronicl…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:18AMSaturday, June 1, 2019
The US standup and Saturday Night Live writer on the things that make her laugh the most
Bigger & Blacker by Chris Rock is high on the list. The “niggas v black people” joke is my fa…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:36AMFriday, May 17, 2019
The standup comedian and Leicester Mercury award winner on the things that make him laugh the most
I’m a big fan of Key & Peele. The first sketch of theirs I saw was the Substitute Tea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:42PMFriday, May 10, 2019
The standup, actor and writer on the things that make her laugh the most
I’ve come to think of my existence as BC and AD in terms of when I saw Kate Berlant’s standup for the first time.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:03PMFriday, May 3, 2019
The writer, performer and improviser opens up about the things that make her laugh the most
Rose Matafeo’s Horndog. Seeing a young woman of colour talking about love, life and cry-dancing …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:36AM 
