Press clippings Page 30
Programmes that pull together a bunch of festival turns are often ragged and random - not this one. As your compere Arthur Smith explains at the top of the show, all the acts have at least a modicum of BBC4 sensibility about them. Alex Horne and his, um, Horne Section offer silly but dazzling musical comedy, while Tim Key does something similarly clever and stupid with his poems. David O'Doherty has a Bontempi organ and a unique way with words, while Nina Conti offers an ingenious and brilliantly improvised variation on her familiar ventriloquist routine.
Jack Seale, Radio Times, 31st December 2011Alex Horne: The boffins in search of the perfect gag
Can you learn to be funny? Can you study humour and unlock its scientific formula? Alex Horne swaps the comedy circuit for the lecture hall in search of the science of laughter. Plus, Greg Davies, Tim Minchin and Shazia Mirza tell us what really tickles them.
Alex Horne, The Observer, 24th April 2011Interview with Alex Horne
Here we talk to fringe favourite Alex Horne, who has consistently been interesting (and perhaps more importantly, funny) throughout his career.
The Humourdor, 8th April 2011Jazz with jokes
It's a project born of envy. The comedian Alex Horne first met the drummer Ben Reynolds and the trumpeter and banjo player Joe Auckland when they were all just a year old. They went to primary school together and became friends.
Sophie Elmhirst, The New Statesman, 10th February 2011Edinburgh Interview: Alex Horne
Fringe favourite Alex Horne is performing three shows in Edinburgh this year, but which to see? The gambling one, the jazzy one or the one with loads of ridiculous comedy tasks? To help you decide, Emma McAlpine gets the low-down from the horse's mouth...
Emma McAlpine, Spoonfed, 25th August 2010My Edinburgh: Alex Horne, comedian
This will be my son's first Edinburgh Festival. He was only six weeks old in August last year so we didn't think he'd appreciate it. I hope he's ready.
Alex Horne, The Independent, 11th August 2010Video: Alex Horne interview
A chat with BBC4 hit We Need Answers star Alex Horne...
Tommy Holgate, The Sun, 29th July 2010Alex Horne is an Odds fellow
A chat with BBC4 hit We Need Answers star Alex Horne...
The Sun, 29th July 2010Dedication's what you need: 10 record-breaking comics
Comedian Alex Horne has announced his intention to become the oldest man in the world. But who else inhabits the record-breaking comedy hall of fame?
Hazel Davis, The Guardian, 22nd July 2010Interview: Alex Horne
Spoonfed talks to the We Need Answers star about Countdown, fortuitous junk mail and experiments with babies.
Sarah Kendell, Spoonfed, 16th April 2010