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Alan Davies's on Xmas TV, but isn't feeling festive
Why Alan Davies is a serious Christmas grump. A funny one, though...
Emma Jones, The Mirror, 18th December 2016Best and worst of live comedy DVDs
A live comedy DVD could cheer anyone up this Christmas. That's if you plump for new releases from the likes of Joe Lycett, Billy Connolly and Richard Herring.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 15th December 2016Ten big names who began at Shoreditch Comedy Café
The venue is closing because of skyrocketing rents - meaning the comedy stars of tomorrow have one less place to cut their teeth.
Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 8th December 2016Alan Davies interview
Alan Davies on parenting, the return of Jonathan Creek and QI without his old friend Stephen Fry.
Daily Mail, 4th December 2016David Walliams to host Royal Variety Performance 2016
David Walliams has been announced as the host of the Royal Variety Performance 2016. Rob Beckett, Alan Davies and Joe Lycett will also appear.
British Comedy Guide, 3rd November 2016Sandi Toksvig continues to sharpen up the amiably informative panel show. This week's Nordic theme plays to her Danish roots, taking in protest pigs, sperm exportation and the elusive but suddenly omnipresent concept of "hygge" (Toksvig's handy summation: "bring beer"). Joining Alan Davies are panelists Jason Manford, Lucy Beaumont and Rhod Gilbert. The latter's inability to distinguish between Scandinavian countries serves Davies's transition from class dunce to teacher's pet.
Bella Todd, The Guardian, 28th October 2016The 14th series of the knowingly esoteric quiz has reached the letter N which, for this opening episode, should probably stand for "new host". Sandi Toksvig takes over in the big chair and - considering how Stephen Fry's bluff smartypants approach helped define QI - the transition is remarkably seamless. Panellists Romesh Ranganathan, Cariad Lloyd, Phill Jupitus and original fixture Alan Davies are effortlessly steered and/or needled as required.
Graeme Virtue, The Guardian, 21st October 2016QI: Toksvig triumphs in her first appearance as host
Does the series have a future with Toksvig as host? Indubitably - a word we probably first heard used in a sentence on QI.
Ed Power, The Telegraph, 21st October 2016Preview: QI - Series N
It was sad to see Stephen Fry leave QI at the end of Series M, but fans of the intellectual panel game have no need to worry with Sandi Toksvig in charge.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 20th October 2016Toksvig: Davies's one of the cleverest people I know
Presenter tells how her relationship with Davies is different from his with Stephen Fry, and reveals her passion for boxing.
The Guardian, 14th October 2016