It was the first of times, it was the worst of times. In this interview column edited by Si Hawkins we probe comedians' murky pasts. A new interview every Friday.
Bare & Klare
Friday 5th June 2020
Fresh from RuPaul's Drag Race, Scaredy Kat is now making lockdown weirdness with fake bear Remi May - but how have danger-dates, curious olives and a barn door led them here?
JoJo Bellini
Friday 29th May 2020
Holed up in New Zealand but still knocking out fresh stuff, JoJo Bellini serves up a fruity cocktail of ups and downs.
Chris Chopping
Friday 22nd May 2020
Straight outta Newport but now knocking out videos indoors, Chris Chopping takes us back for some nervy Drones-and-wine action.
Tiernan Douieb - Kids Comedy Special
Friday 15th May 2020
With Comedy Club 4 Kids now in our earholes too, Tiernan Douieb gives us the highs and lows of joking for juniors.
Sooz Kempner
Friday 8th May 2020
Be prepared for a bad-show tearjerker, as Sooz Kempner takes us back through the highs and lows.
Ross Brierley
Friday 1st May 2020
He was once stuck with one audience for a whole week: no wonder Ross Brierley is now revelling in a remote chat show.
Oliver Coleman
Friday 24th April 2020
He's darn good on Monkey Barrel's lockdown offshoot, Today's World, but why did Oliver Coleman ditch his dry-heaving near namesake?
David Mills
Friday 17th April 2020
As his new web series THAT GUY lands, David Mills reveals one award show debacle we really wish he'd filmed too.
Katie Pritchard
Friday 10th April 2020
She jokes, acts, sings, plays, and now draws for people - but how did Katie Pritchard's first stand-up heckle happen at school?
Jack Gleadow
Friday 3rd April 2020
He's just launched a new weekly Night In and won a joke award, but why does Jack Gleadow owe a debt to The Beautiful South?