My Comedy Career: Martin Collins & Alex Finch
With a second series of Sandylands landed on Gold, it seems like a great time to talk to writers Martin Collins and Alex Finch about what they do, and how they do it.
Tell us what you do in your job.
Martin: We write comedy under the banner 'Collins and Finch'. There's no real reason Collins comes first in that... Just sounded right...
Alex: ... to Martin. We love to tell stories that hopefully make people laugh but also take them on a bit of a journey.
Martin: We're probably best known for our latest sitcom, Sandylands, which stars Sanjeev Bhaskar, Tracy-Ann Oberman, Simon Bird, Sophie Thompson and David Walliams. And Hugh Bonneville (with one eye).
Are there any misconceptions as to what you do?
Alex: Probably that we're rolling in cash.
How did you first get involved in the comedy industry?
Martin: We both met through a CBBC kids...
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