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Nick McGrath

  • English
  • Journalist and stand-up comedian

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Paul Merton: 'I stayed in one of the world's worst hotels in China'

The comedian recalls terrible hotels in China, mishaps with malaria tablets and why he's happiest holidaying in the UK.

Nick McGrath, The Times, 22nd February 2023

Sunday with Emily Atack

The actor on sitting in with her dog and a crossword, her illustrious relatives and enjoying a bottle of medicinal red.

Nick McGrath, The Observer, 16th October 2022

How stand-up comedy helped me conquer anxiety

Finding a humorous angle to some of my darkest episodes - and sharing them with strangers - was strangely cathartic, says Nick McGrath.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 25th September 2021

Felicity Kendal: 'I struggled with my temper'

The actor, 72, on arguments with her ex, how she dealt with stalkers and missing out on 60s hedonism.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 6th January 2019

Alexander Armstrong interview

The actor and comedian on why his children take priority over his career, and being preachy about them watching too much TV.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 8th December 2017

David Jason on why he's not retiring just yet

One of television's best-loved actors, 77, tells the truth about those 'threat' rumours and the night the Prime Minister's armed police stormed into his kitchen.

Nick McGrath, The Mirror, 15th October 2017

Jim Davidson: "I haven't got any money now. None."

Comedian Jim Davidson, now working 9-to-5 running forces charity Care After Combat, talks candidly to the Telegraph's Fame and Fortune column about his financial history.

Nick McGrath, The Telegraph, 20th November 2016

Jim Davidson interview

The comedian discusses his marriages, his parents' estrangement from each other and his pride in enabling them to buy their council house.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 11th November 2016

Interview: Hugh Dennis

Comedian and actor Hugh came to fame as one quarter of The Mary Whitehouse Experience in the 1990s and has since gone on to star in BBC One's award-winning sitcom Outnumbered, BBC Two's satirical panel show Mock The Week and BBC Radio 4's The Now Show.

Nick McGrath, The Daily Express, 23rd July 2016

Shappi Khorsandi: my family values

The comedian talks about her family's exile from Iran and using humour to defuse the fear of regular death threats to her father.

Nick McGrath, The Guardian, 23rd October 2015

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