Paul O'Grady

Paul O'Grady interview

"I'm not worried about sex, money or fame - I just want a mongoose." The comedian and broadcaster on a near fatal heart attack, his fear of rats and flashing his bum from a train.

Paul O'Grady: Woke would have cancelled Lily Savage

"People say to me, 'Would you do Lily again?' And I say, 'Good God no, I wouldn't last five minutes'. It's just the things that she comes out with. It's a different time now."

Paul O'Grady takes swipe at 'boring' Graham Norton

TV presenter Paul O'Grady is getting his very own primetime Saturday night chat show and it sounds like it will be the rudest yet.

The 65-year-old is said to have told the audience [at a pilot recording] that Graham Norton's BBC1 chat show had grown "boring" - and poked fun at other presenters for being too wholesome.

The stars catapulted to TV fame from the fringe

Lily Savage, The League of Gentlemen, Fleabag and a host of telly sensations started out on tiny stages at the extravaganza. In its absence, who will be next?

LGBT awards: Stephen Fry given lifetime honour

Stephen Fry and Paul O'Grady were among those honoured at the 2019 British LGBT awards for defending the community and advancing LGBT rights.

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.

Paul O'Grady to host new Blind Date

Paul O'Grady has said he is honoured to host the new version of Blind Date when it returns this year. The matchmaking show will include LGBT contestants for the first time, in its new incarnation on Channel 5.