Jeremy Paxman: trading news for comedy in the election

The veteran journalist will be co-presenting Channel 4's alternative election coverage alongisde David Mitchell, Richard Osman and other entertainment figures.

Sharon Horgan: comic with a keen eye and a sharp tongue

The comic writer has been critically acclaimed in the past for her TV work, but she's only ever flirted with mainstream appeal. Her ribald new romcom, Catastrophe, seems certain to change that.

Ade Edmondson interview

Ahead of appearing in stage play Neville's Island in the West End, Ade Edmondson reflects on his life and work, and on the recent deaths of three close friends, including his Young Ones co-star Rik Mayall.

Nick Frost: the film funnyman on fame and painful past

His goofy humour has lit up Spaced, Cuban Fury and now Mr Sloane. But behind the silliness lies an unexpectedly difficult past.

Holly Willoughby interview

Doesn't she have an issue with the treatment of women on Celebrity Juice? When she played that game with Tinchy Stryder, the implication was obvious: it looked like she was giving him a blow job. "Did it?!" she exclaims, genuinely taken aback.

Lunch with David Baddiel

The comedian discusses his literary hero and the pratfalls of fame but is too polite to mention the attempted jewel heist going on outside.

Viewers love Mrs Brown because she bucks every trend

Mrs Brown's Boys, the biggest hit on the box at Christmas, reflects TV's new role as refuge from the complex world beyond the living room.

On Christmas Day we were treated to Radio 4's 15 Minute Musical: Julian and the Assanging Technicolour Download (see what they did there?) The writers clearly faced an uphill struggle with their material. Not only was there the thorny issue of how to make rape allegations into a rousing show tune, but there was also the more pressing problem of finding something to rhyme with "Assange". In the end they settled on: "Julian Assange/ Sing and dance and play the banj/ I had no need of smoking the ganj..." If BBC Radio 4 is the home of radio comedy, a repossession is overdue.

Graham Linehan interview

The man behind the hit sitcom Father Ted on Catholic guilt, the power of Twitter and how he put The Ladykillers on stage.

Isy Suttie interview

The standup, who plays Peep Show's Dobby, on her two new shows examining affairs of the heart.