Greg Davies 'dreamt of being paid to be silly'

Comic talent Greg Davies tells BBC Breakfast he always secretly thought it would be great to get paid to be silly.

New comedy improvisation show with a very talented cast. Hugh Dennis hosts and the performers include The Thick Of It's Justin Edwards, Perrier-winner Laura Solon, The Penny Dreadfuls' Humphrey Ker and Greg Davies from The Inbetweeners. It's a pacey mix of Whose Line Is It Anyway? (Dan Patterson created that and this) and Mock the Week but in a good way. It's new comedy, so try to give it at least two episodes before you whine endlessly on Twitter about how rubbish you think it is.

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This improvised show promises to leave viewers gasping like Gillian McKeith facing a bucket of maggots.

Created by veteran producer Dan Paterson, it sounds like his Whose Line Is It Anyway? for a new generation no bad thing.

Comedy talent, including Laura Solon, Justin Edwards, Marek Larwood, Pippa Evans, Humphrey Ker, David Armand and Greg Davies, will be pitting their wits in a series of games spoofing films, TV programmes and music.

Host Hugh Dennis says: "We have electronic trickery, animated chickens, songs and games including a fantastic sideways scene. It's half an hour of controlled improvised silliness and there is no scoring and no stars."

As a result of Mock the Week and The Apprentice: You're Fired, among others, Dara O'Briain is rarely off our screens these days, but it's easy to forget how good he is at stand-up. Here he delivers a beautifully observed piece about playing video games that'll have even Grand Theft Auto virgins snorting in recognition. He's introducing Greg Davies (We Are Klang and The Inbetweeners), who gets a lot of comedy mileage from his height (he's 6ft 8in); and Stewart Francis, a deadpan Canadian whose style is to spew out one-liners. On visiting a karaoke bar that didn't have any 70s songs he tells us, "First I was afraid... I was petrified".

Interview: Greg Davies, comedian

'I get kids shouting at me in the street every ten seconds on average," chuckles Greg Davies of his role in teenage sitcom The Inbetweeners, in which he plays the angrily simmering teacher Mr Gilbert.

Interview: Greg Davies

"When you're trying to enter something as intimidating as comedy, starting out with a support network of likeminded people is a powerful thing," Davies explains.

You may recognise Rhod from his various panel show appearances, but here the Welsh comedian hosts his own show in which he answers some of the public's burning questions alongside Lloyd Langford - his flatmate - and Greg Davies, star of The Inbetweeners. This week the trio are joined by Jo Brand, Amanda Byram and Kate Silverton, but despite such a huge cast of guests, Gilbert's laconic style shines through.

Edinburgh Interview: Greg Davies

Having performed stand-up comedy since 2002, this year Greg Davies takes his first solo show to Edinburgh.