Mark Searby examines the life and legacy of Rik Mayall, alternative comedy pioneer and star of The Young ones, Bottom and so much more – and the subject of Searsby's recent biography entitled, simply, Comedy Genius.

Episode 4: Louis Barfe on Ken Dodd

May 11th, 2020 1h

Speaking to comedy writer Jason Hazeley, author Louis Barfe discusses his definitive biography of one of the most enduring figures of British comedy, the eccentric genius Ken Dodd.In what is the first serious biographical assessment of the co

Episode 3: Jen Brister on The Other Mother

May 4th, 2020 1h 3m

Jen Brister talks to fellow comedian Katy Brand about her parenting book, The Other Mother - designed for any parent who feels they don’t fit the mould of a traditional 2.4 family and offering a funny, honest look at life as a parent: from IVF

Episode 2: Katy Brand: I Carried a Watermelon

Apr 22nd, 2020 1h 2m

Katy Brand talks to fellow comedian Brenda Gilhooley about her love for Dirty Dancing which inspired her new book, which is out in paperback on May 28. Recorded at the Chortle Comedy Book Festival at the British Library in January 2020.

Episode 1: Mark Thomas talks about his new project, 50 Things About Us, with journalist Stephen Armstrong

Apr 9th, 2020 1h 4m

In his new show, 50 Things About Us Mark Thomas examines how we have come to inhabit this divided wasteland that some of us call the United Kingdom.He picks through the myths, facts and figures of our national identities to ask who do we thin

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