Guessable?. Alan Davies
Alan Davies

Alan Davies

  • 58 years old
  • English
  • Actor and stand-up comedian

Press clippings

Comics star in new podcast set behind-the-scenes at a sports radio station

Lolly Adefope, Fergus Craig, Jessica Fostekew and Helen Cripps are to star in a new comedy podcast written by Rhys James. Dial F For Football is set behind the scenes at a popular commercial sports radio station, Totalsport FM when it is trying to modernise its output with more diverse talent - to the chagrin of traditional listeners.

Chortle, 20th March 2024

How we made QI - by John Lloyd and Alan Davies

"QI is about how extraordinary the world is. Learning that elephants are 22 million times the size of bees makes you realise you haven't really been paying attention to anything".

Rich Pelley, The Guardian, 8th January 2024

Outsiders Series 3 contestants confirmed

Alan Davies, Roisin Conaty, Guz Khan, Judi Love, Chris McCausland and Laura Smyth will join David Mitchell for Series 3 of outdoor survival challenge show Outsiders, which is coming to Dave later this year.

British Comedy Guide, 26th June 2023

How we made Jonathan Creek

'The BBC needed some persuading. Alan Yentob said: "What are we going to do about his hair?"'

Michael Hogan, The Guardian, 10th April 2023

Bristol Comedy Garden returns

The Southwest's biggest comedy festival Bristol Comedy Garden presented by heycar returns to its roots in Queen Square this June 14-18th, with a Big Top bursting with incredible comedy.

Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th March 2023

Alan Davies interview

Alan Davies on who would be his dream guest for As Yet Untitled and why he won't quit QI.

Rachel Corcoran, Metro, 13th February 2023

'Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled' to return for Series 7

Channel Dave has confirmed that comic chat show Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled is to return for a seventh series.

British Comedy Guide, 26th October 2022

'Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled 2022' to be recorded

Dave chat show Alan Davies: As Yet Untitled is to return for a special end-of-year episode.

British Comedy Guide, 13th October 2022

Sara Pascoe's Guessable? returning for Series 4

Sara Pascoe's Guessable? is returning for a fourth series on Comedy Central, with John Kearns back as co-host and Alan Davies and Darren Harriott also returning as team captains.

British Comedy Guide, 8th September 2022

BBC film The Fringe in 12 Jokes tells the story of Edinburgh in gags

The BBC is making documentary The Fringe In 12 Jokes, featuring Eddie Izzard, Stephen Fry, Paul Merton, Frankie Boyle, Lucy Porter and Henning Wehn, among others, reflecting on the impact of Edinburgh festival on their careers.

British Comedy Guide, 6th May 2022