Christmas interview with Arthur Smith

Arthur Smith is something of a legend in the world of alternative comedy. And he's the perfect fit for pop-up comedy venue Grotto at the HoHo Theatre where he performs as part of This Is Your Trial alongside Josie Long and Tim FitzHigham.

We owe a debt of gratitude to writers who pave the way

On June 5, in the austere Quaker setting of the George Cadbury Hall, Birmingham, something magical, vital and yet totally unsung happened. I was there largely by accident and it was a privilege.

My Fringe: Tim FitzHigham (Link expired)

Comedian Tim FitzHigham gives us an insight to his experience of the Fringe...

The Tim FitzHigham three minute interview

In the true spirit of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, multi award-winning expeditionary comedian, author and explorer Tim FitzHigham is back in town with a brand new show. Martin Walker asks about the fascinating story behind Hellfire.

This week's new live comedy

Previews of Tim FitzHigham, Mark Watson and Monty Python Live (Mostly).

Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 15

In the last of Amnesty's Secret Comedy Podcasts, recorded live at this year's Edinburgh festival, Lee Mack chats about riding Red Rum and Tim FitzHigham tells Mark Dolan about sailing across the English Channel in a bathtub. Meanwhile, there's standup from Tanyalee Davis, Paul Foot and David Morgan.

Tim Fitzhigham: Is the Fringe playing it safe?

I may be the most at fault for this but it's been nagging away in my mind for a week now and I've got to at least put it out there: is it just me or is Fringe 2013 a little too safe?

Tim FitzHigham: Three week challenges

Fringe legend Tim FitzHigham has been on many journeys and set himself many challenging tasks over the years to provide the marvelous stories that fill his shows, though this year there have been more journeys than ever before, as he tackles a flood of crazy challenges with which he has been set. Though the challenge we set him - to write a guest column - probably doesn't feature.

Comedy cues #6: Tim FitzHigham - Challenger

Challenger finds Tim FitzHigham, the multi award-winning, Perrier-nominated comedian, author, explorer and extreme unusualist back at the Edinburgh Fringe as he relates his most mystifying challenge yet.

This slot was launched to make us all laugh on Sunday nights. Having rather failed in that ambition, it has now morphed into a corner to place oddities, a story here, a caper there. Here's bold comedian and adventurer Tim FitzHigham with the re-creation of a strange ducal wager from 1753, that a man could pass a written message over a distance of fifty miles in one hour. FitzHigham has to obey the 18th century limitations of the original bet on travel (no trains, planes, cars, buses, skates, etc, but maybe coaches or boats.) Can he do it?