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No. 85: Andy Hamilton is Away from his Desk
Thursday 15th October 2015
You may know him best from umpteen panel shows, but the on-tour Andy Hamilton co-wrote some of Britain's biggest comedies, often minutes before broadcast, and an A-list indie film last year - but what's this about Peppa Pig and Iron Man?
No. 84: Matt Forde's Focus
Wednesday 7th October 2015
A New Labour advisor turned Corbyn-bashing political satirist turned TalkSport weekend football presenter, Matt Forde has the weirdest career in comedy. Time for Forde to focus?
No. 83: Sean Hughes' Big Departure
Monday 28th September 2015
The envelope-pushing Irishman explains his new show, heckler-ejecting, addiction, his stint in family-friendly theatre and awkward talks with Talk Talk.
No. 82: Fred's Not Dead
Saturday 12th September 2015
18 years ago Fred MacAulay took a job that possibly hijacked his rising TV stardom - but does he regret it? The touring-again Scottish comic tells Circuit Training about contentious sackings, ripped-off comics, Ally McCoist, and the infamous Tub of Lard.
No. 81: Omid Djalili, On the March
Monday 25th May 2015
Almost certainly the first Circuit Training interview that mainly concerns an anti-war demonstration. Here we discuss Omid Djalili's acclaimed documentary, We Are Many, plus Oliver Reed, tricky Joe Orton plays, bad TV recordings, Iranian horror films...
No. 80: Alex Horne's Career Ladder
Monday 27th April 2015
His latest Edinburgh show involved ladders from Wickes, his first one was supposed to feature a bloke from Hot Chip - welcome to the unlikely career path of Alex Horne. And look out for a tremendous Tim Key revelation.
No. 79: John Shuttleworth's Final Curtain?
Tuesday 24th March 2015
Graham Fellows celebrates his 30th year as John Shuttleworth with a big benefit gig at the Palladium in June - but could it be John's last hurrah?
No. 78: Auld Lang Syne, Josie Long
Monday 5th January 2015
2014 saw the usually politics-fuelled Josie Long take a more personal fork of the comedy freeway, with the show Cara Josephine. But into 2015 she's still ranting about rabid right-wingers - during interviews, at least.
No. 77: What's Driving Simon Evans?
Thursday 4th December 2014
A long-serving sage of artisanal gagsmithery, Simon Evans has just made his first stand-up DVD - not that he's a fan of the genre. Nor is he fond of one particular newspaper, which he's boycotting. And don't get him started on cars.
No. 76: Joseph Morpurgo's High Concepts
Monday 10th November 2014
Co-founder of the wildly successful improv troupe Austentatious, Joseph Morpurgo's solo work is more audacious, and his new show shares an ethos with some notable musical mavericks.