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.
Cally Beaton
Friday 7th May 2021
It's careers and some tears on her unique new podcast, but what sent Cally Beaton on a wild emotional trek back to the car park?
Russell Hicks
Friday 16th April 2021
From onstage riffing to at-home disputing, Russell Hicks takes us through his gig history.
Lawrence Leung
Friday 9th April 2021
He's reading minds live from Melbourne in new show Connected, but why does Lawrence Leung owe a lot to one memory-challenged MC?
Five Years of First Gig, Worst Gig - Part 2
Friday 2nd April 2021
It's our second jog through the FGWG archives, five years on, starring Rosie Jones, Jeremy Hardy, Natalie Haynes, Dane Baptiste, Jen Kirkman and many more.
Zahra Barri
Friday 19th March 2021
What's the worst football club in the world? The one Zahri Barri once did comedy at. She takes us through the live highs and lows.
Lucy Porter
Friday 5th March 2021
She's onscreen for next week's Joke's On You, Dementia! night, but why was Lucy Porter once a shadowy racetrack figure?
Catherine Bohart
Friday 26th February 2021
Her online festival GigFest launches next month, but how did Catherine Bohart cause live cop-on-cop action?
Alasdair Beckett-King
Friday 19th February 2021
Stand-up and sit-down expert Alasdair Beckett-King once saw a ghost in the audience. But the bloke from Sainsbury's was worse.