Frank Skinner: Johnny Cash got me started on alcoholism

In 1971, a boy named Frank saw Johnny Cash live. It changed his life. The comedian reveals why he has written - and starred in - a drama about the hellraising singer's infamous fight with an ostrich.

TV review: Urban Myths - Johnny Cash And The Ostrich

Yes siree, that is Frank Skinner playing country legend Johnny Cash hiding behind a snowman while trying to set a trap for an ostrich in his back garden.

Frank Skinner interview

Only two celebrities ever brought me a present when I did my chat show in the Nineties.

Frank Skinner returns to his den of disgruntlement for a new run of Orwellian humbuggery. Tonight's panel comprises Goggleboxer Scarlett Moffatt, Tardis tenant Pearl Mackie and Britain's grouch laureate Charlie Brooker. Life experiences being lined up on the conveyor belt of calamity tonight include foot-based faux pas Crocs, the awkwardness accompanying a haircut and the little cylinder of sadness accompanying every visit to a hotel since time immemorial: the UHT milk carton.

Frank Skinner: not drinking makes him a better dad

Frank Skinner believes being teetotal makes him a better parent.

Frank Skinner's impro odyssey: should we expect more?

The master comedian's off-the-cuff routine gets more laughs than most scripted stand-up. But he's hardly breaking sweat. Will Skinner ever pull out all the stops?

Frank Skinner: people doubt my art credentials

Midlands-born host of Landscape Artist of the Year says he is 'opera buddies' with co-host and Labour peer Joan Bakewell.

How Edinburgh changed British comedy

Comedy did not feature at all when the Edinburgh Fringe began but over the past three decades it has become the "spiritual home" of Britain's funny folk.

The stars who made it big at the Edinburgh Fringe

'I saw them long before they became famous' is a common Fringe-goer's boast. But, as Fiona Shepherd discovers, there's a good reason for that.