Monday, March 24, 2025
The comic on idolising Russell Howard, spending summer away from the Edinburgh fringe and lying to cabbies
Why did you get into comedy?I started standup as a teenager despite being painfully…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:12AMTuesday, February 25, 2025
The standup and presenter on preshow prayers, blending dance with comedy and the night he bombed at the BBC
How did you get into comedy?I feel like comedy got into me. At university, I hoste…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMTuesday, January 28, 2025
The standup on playing to an audience of 17,000 at the Hollywood Bowl, taking Tunbridge Wells by storm and what he regrets about his 20s
How did you get into comedy?I did my first gig at th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:48AMTuesday, January 7, 2025
The comic on mining her wild life for material and her disastrous early gigs shouting punchlines over Sky Sports in a pub
Why did you start doing comedy?I wanted to write funny material, and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:24AMTuesday, December 3, 2024
The standup on the power of strange shirts, the importance of never Googling yourself and how he came to specialise in one-liners
How did you get into comedy?I tried to be an actor, but nobo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMWednesday, November 20, 2024
The standup on her first gig, why she pretended to be a stage manager for The Lion King and the best service station in the country
How did you get into comedy?Initially I wanted to be a com…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:31AMMonday, October 21, 2024
The comic talks heroes, his best-ever gig and why he blows raspberries for 20 minutes before going on stage
Who’s your comedy hero?Eddie Murphy. How can it not be? Eddie Murphy is the grea…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:06AMMonday, September 23, 2024
The standup on his new book about stuck-up children, earnest hecklers and why he gets annoyed about being called a ‘TikTok comedian’
How did you get into comedy?I’d always secretly wan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:32PMWednesday, August 7, 2024
The comic on starting the career her ex was planning, how Jaffa Cakes help you judge people and why standups need Tupperware
How did you get into comedy?
I was dating a comedy nerd who want…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:19AMTuesday, July 16, 2024
The comic on her standup heroes, using depression as an inspiration for laughter and stereotypes about northerners
How did you get into comedy?I’d always wanted to do it but was way too se…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMTuesday, June 11, 2024
The social media star on performing to silent audiences, turning spite into success and still having to prove herself as a ‘proper’ comedian
Can you recall a gig so bad, it’s now funny…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:42AMMonday, May 20, 2024
The comedian on strange encounters with fans, performing to a room full of silence and the state of sketch comedy
How did you get into comedy?I auditioned for Durham University’s sketch gr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:24AMMonday, April 29, 2024
The standup on being a vibe killer, studying Richard Pryor and why comedy isn’t for good-looking people
Who is your comedy hero?I grew up idolising a lot of standups: Chris Rock, Maria Bam…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:36AMMonday, March 18, 2024
The character comic on gigging with chickens, harnessing the power of embarrassment and her spoof Radio 4 current affairs show
What first drew you to character comedy?As a kid I loved televi…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:36AMTuesday, February 27, 2024
The standup on delusional confidence, her heroes and bugbears – and why she hasn’t bought a gold-plated toilet with her OnlyFans contest winnings
Why did you get into standup?I always li…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMWednesday, February 14, 2024
The comedian on his strangest fan encounter, preshow rituals and his new film with Tom Basden and Carey Mulligan
How did you get into comedy?I joined a sketch group, went to the Edinburgh fr…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32AMMonday, January 22, 2024
The standup on finding a good preshow pint, getting heckled and reflecting on the death of his brother in Tragedy Plus Time
Can you recall a gig so bad, it’s now funny?A corporate gig for …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:48AMTuesday, January 2, 2024
The standup on the best advice he’s ever been given, performing on the London Eye and becoming a viral sensation
How did you get into comedy?I’ve always enjoyed making people laugh and I…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:12AMTuesday, December 12, 2023
The actor, comedian and novelist on being a positive aunty role model and taking unsolicited advice on how to be funny
Why did you start standup?It was by accident. My background is in actin…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:42AMMonday, November 20, 2023
The American comic on performing to a stripper party, the best heckle she’s had and why honest emotions are funny
How did you get into comedy?I was always into watching funny shows – wha…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:06AMMonday, October 23, 2023
The Funny Women award-winner on her witty family, why she loves being mocked and the best heckle she’s had
How did you get into comedy?My husband bought me a day’s writing course with Lo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:13AMMonday, September 18, 2023
The standup on her comedy heroes, preshow jitters and the parenting double standards for male and female comedians
How did you get into comedy?I was on maternity leave from teaching, at home…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:04AMFriday, August 11, 2023
The comedian, songwriter and actor on how Scotland’s annual arts jamboree has evolved, loathing corporate gigs and his Pick of the Fringe turning 30
How did you get into performing?In the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:07AMMonday, July 24, 2023
The comedian on getting old, festival toilets and British standups’ failure to talk about inequality
How did you get into standup?I always loved comedy, but because I didn’t know the who…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:19AMMonday, July 17, 2023
The Glasgow comic on why she has to shower before a gig, taking a show about womanhood to the Edinburgh fringe and the need for more working-class voices on TV
Is it true you first performed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:37AMMonday, July 10, 2023
The standup on his hateful first gig, battling with comedian DJs and whether he was right to pick A Fish Called Wanda as his funniest film
Who inspired you when you were first starting out?T…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:04AMMonday, July 3, 2023
The standup on dressing funny, stealing material from his nan and how a seven-minute set from Omid Djalili led to an obsession with comedy
How would you describe your style of comedy?Honest.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:55AMThursday, June 15, 2023
The Irish comedian on good gigs, bad gigs, her standup heroes and what makes a good soup
How did you get your start in standup?I did work experience at a radio station when I was in college.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:13AMMonday, May 22, 2023
The comedian on his worst gig, preshow rituals and receiving an ASD diagnosis after an audience intervention
Why did you start doing standup?I always wondered if I was funny. Or rather if my…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:18AMMonday, April 17, 2023
The comedian on online trolls, her worst gig and breaking into the comedy industry from a working-class background
How did you get into comedy and cabaret?I used to work behind the bar at th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:42AMMonday, March 20, 2023
The comic on hecklers, pre-show rituals, Jane Austen puns and her childhood heroes
Why did you get into musical comedy?I did musical comedy first because that was all I could do! I’d writt…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AM 
