The secret life of Paul O’Grady – by his friends: ‘His number’s still saved in my phone. I can’t delete it’

He rose to fame as foul-mouthed drag star, Lily Savage, then abandoned the wig and became a national treasure. Friends including Sandi Toksvig, Amanda Holden and Gaby Roslin remember a true, terrific one-off‘I can’t believe it’s been a year,” says Malc…

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Lorna Rose Treen: ‘Someone shouted along to one of my jokes, like I was a band’

The character comic on gigging with chickens, harnessing the power of embarrassment and her spoof Radio 4 current affairs showWhat first drew you to character comedy?As a kid I loved television, especially whatever my parents watched. Dad liked the ana…

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‘They cheered on Everest when we revealed our catsuits’: the Scummy Mummies on 10 years ​o​f podcasting

The​ duo have amassed more than 5m downloads with their irreverent take on parenthood, divorce and everything in between. They marked their anniversary with a record-breaking live showWhat fun it is to spend an afternoon with Helen Thorn and Ellie Gibs…

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Punkie Johnson to host new audio series, “Love Thang”

Comedian Punkie Johnson is going to be giving out relationship advice on a new audio series, titled Love Thang. Johnson… MORE
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Angela Barnes: ‘Comedy’s the only job I’ve had where I don’t feel like a failure’

As she tours her latest show, the sanguine standup talks about trolls, deafness and finding joy through performingAs a BBC regular Angela Barnes is used to triggering the anti-Auntie trolls, be it her political views, voice, appearance or – in one biza…

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Jack Dee: ‘I’m a positive energy kind of guy’

The comedian on doing standup in prison, his first open mic with Paul Merton and taking I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue on tourHow did you get into standup?I went to the Comedy Store in Leicester Square one night in 1986 as a punter and felt immediately tha…

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Angela Yee announces departure from “The Breakfast Club”

On August 9th, Angela Yee hinted that there would be some sort of change surrounding The Breakfast Club, the popular pop… MORE
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Barry Cryer was cheeky, kind and a canny engineer of comedy | Mark Lawson

A generous-hearted jokesmith, Cryer created laughs for generations of comics, was a consummate performer and had a lifelong commitment to wit‘An honorary uncle to countless comics’: Jack Dee on CryerThe best work of Barry Cryer, who has died aged 86, w…

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‘The godfather of alternative comedy’: Eddie Izzard, Paul Merton and more on Spike Milligan

He was the shellshocked genius who channelled his anarchic brilliance into The Goon Show. Ian Hislop and Nick Newman explain why they’ve written a play about Spike Milligan – while comedians remember a legendThe tortured lives of comedians form a biogr…

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Pee-Wee Herman is hosting his own show on KCRW

Pee-Wee Herman is coming back next week for a one time only radio show. Yesterday, Paul Reubens – or rather… MORE
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