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Dave Hill Features

Laugh Tracks: Jumpsuits, Trump snubs and jail riffs, with Dave Hill

Monday 13th May 2024

He's spanked his plank for Last Week Tonight, Tenacious D and the inmates of Sing Sing, but - with a London run forthcoming - who would Dave Hill not rock out for?

Fawlty Towers: The Play. Adam Jackson-Smith. Credit: Trevor Leighton Live

Adam Jackson-Smith on becoming Basil Fawlty

Sunday 12th May 2024

Fawlty Towers has arrived in the West End. We chat with Adam Jackson-Smith, who takes on the iconic role of Basil Fawlty, about how he prepared for the play's key character.

Happy Ever After. Image shows left to right: Terry Fletcher (Terry Scott), June Fletcher (June Whitfield). Credit: BBC Features

Comedy Rewind: When Terry and June got their Happy Ever After

Sunday 12th May 2024

Before the enduringly popular domestic comedy Terry & June there was a perhaps even more successful farcical sitcom for Terry Scott and June Whitfield: Happy Ever After.

Hancock. Image shows left to right: Tony Hancock (Tony Hancock), Nurse Rawlings (Judith Stott) TV

Hancock and The Girl

Sunday 12th May 2024

Whilst the 1963 Hancock series is not well-known today, one episode in particular has stand-out quality to it that offers a tantalising glimpse of Tony Hancock's genius.

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Get your dictaphone out!

Friday 10th May 2024

From generating sketch ideas to stand-up routines, using a dictaphone can help.

Nathan Caton Live

First Gig, Worst Gig: Nathan Caton

Friday 10th May 2024

He's doing Delapre Abbey - but which of Nathan Caton's old haunts is now a post-comedy store?

Hancock's Half Hour. Image shows left to right: Sidney Balmoral James (Sid James), Anthony Aloysius St John Hancock (Tony Hancock). Credit: BBC Live

Hancock's Half Hour on the stage at 70

Thursday 9th May 2024

Ahead of comedian Tony Hancock's centenary and the 70th anniversary of sitcom Hancock's Half Hour on radio, actor and producer John Hewer discusses his new stage production of three scripts from lost television episodes.

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Thick skin, nerves of steel

Thursday 9th May 2024

We consider the necessities for survival in the British comedy industry.

Rosie Jones Live

Rosie Jones is offering up Big Laughs for Small Steps

Thursday 9th May 2024

Rosie Jones is hosting a one-night-only comedy show with some of her friends to support a charity that works with preschool children with cerebral palsy. We spoke to her to find out more.

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The Secret Reviewer #62: Call yourself a comedian?

Wednesday 8th May 2024

Every month our clandestine critic reveals the murky truths behind that infamous trade, and live comedy generally. This month: Switching genres can make sense, but with complications.

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