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Monday, January 13, 2025

Russell Howard looks back: ‘Am I peculiar? You’d struggle to find anyone who does standup who isn’t a bit weird’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 11:42AM
Saturday, January 4, 2025

Actor Jessica Brown Findlay looks back: ‘I was told I would never dance again. It was devastating – but also a gift’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 07:32AM
Sunday, November 24, 2024

Chris and Rosie Ramsey look back: ‘The minute our marriage feels like it’s failing because of the strain of the podcast, it stops’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 11:54AM
Saturday, August 6, 2022

Sara Pascoe looks back: ‘I often tell myself I am funnier the uglier I look’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 11:24AM
Saturday, November 27, 2021

AJ and Curtis Pritchard: ‘Whatever happens on his side of the door stays on his side of the door’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 10:33AM
Monday, November 22, 2021

Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson: ‘People say double acts are like marriage without the sex’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 08:03AM
Saturday, October 9, 2021

Sindhu Vee and her father go back in time: ‘As a child, I was always copying him’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 08:06AM
Monday, March 16, 2020

Jena Friedman: ‘The funniest word? The way British people say yoghurt’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 09:03PM
Friday, January 31, 2020

Njambi McGrath: ‘The funniest number? 3, it looks like a bird's-eye view of a bum' by Harriet Gibsone

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 04:36PM
Monday, January 27, 2020

Max & Ivan: ‘Brass Eye’s Paedogeddon is the most amazing TV ever’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 05:03AM
Friday, January 3, 2020

John-Luke Roberts: 'I’ve never laughed at something as much as ’Allo ’Allo' by Harriet Gibsone

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 11:18AM
Friday, December 27, 2019

The Delightful Sausage: ‘We saw Vic and Bob last year – I haven’t washed since' by Harriet Gibsone

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 09:33AM
Friday, December 20, 2019

Alistair Green: ‘My nan once said crocodiles looked so evil she wished she'd never been born’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 09:42AM
Friday, December 6, 2019

Harry and Chris: ‘The funniest standup? An author reading a poem about bums' by Harriet Gibsone

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 10:42AM
Sunday, November 17, 2019

Vir Das: 'I do not like goulash. Screw goulash' by Harriet Gibsone

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 12:33PM
Friday, November 8, 2019

Jonny Donahoe: ‘I have very boring dreams – I once dreamed I was making toast’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 11:06AM
Friday, November 1, 2019

Scummy Mummies: ‘The number seven is odd. It feels like a loner, a misfit' by Harriet Gibsone

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 10:48AM
Friday, September 27, 2019

Catherine Bohart: ‘The funniest word? Butt’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 11:06AM
Saturday, September 21, 2019

Jen Brister: ‘My mother-in-law once served us chicken pie and custard’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 11:42AM
Friday, September 20, 2019

The 50 best comedians of the 21st century by Hannah J Davies, Paul Fleckney, Harriet Gibsone, Brian Logan and Stuart Heritage

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 03:18AM
Saturday, August 3, 2019

Milton Jones: ‘I’ve never had a funny hairstyle’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 03:42AM
Friday, July 12, 2019

Ashley Storrie: ‘Dinnerladies never gets old for me’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 09:32AM
Friday, July 5, 2019

Sophie Duker: ‘The funniest thing that shouldn't be funny? Dogs licking lemons’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 01:12PM

What to see this week in the UK by Andrew Pulver, Harriet Gibsone, John Fordham, Andrew Clements, Jonathan Jones, Miriam Gillinson and Lyndsey Winship

From 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 08:48AM
Saturday, June 29, 2019

Jessica Fostekew: ‘What do Germans think comes between fear and sex? Funf’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 06:12AM
Saturday, June 22, 2019

Jack Rooke: ‘It’s amazing what some sequins can do to wreck a home’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 04:03AM
Saturday, June 8, 2019

Chris Redd: ‘The funniest sketch? Eddie Murphy being James Brown’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 06:18AM
Saturday, June 1, 2019

Sam Jay: ‘Funniest thing that shouldn’t be funny? My mom’s funeral’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 07:36AM
Friday, May 17, 2019

Tom Lucy: ‘I’m making a real effort to bring back snazzy’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 12:42PM
Friday, May 10, 2019

Phoebe Walsh: ‘The Bell Jar is actually a very funny book’ by Harriet Gibsone

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 12:03PM
Friday, May 3, 2019

Kemah Bob: Toxic masculinity and talk therapy have never been sillier by Harriet Gibsone

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

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