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• Pappy’s Fun Club

  ... Luckily for us, this lack of imagination is a rarity. Pappy’s Fun Club are one of the most inventive acts on the ... team are looking forward to performing it. “It’s great doing a new show. Part of the fun is that it feels like you’re starting ...

• Comedy interview: Andy Ford at the Bristol Hippodrome

  ... always had a good time, but this was the best. It’s great to be on my own turf – the audience knows I’m one of them. ... away from my Andy Ford comedy persona, so my one-man show is silly, very energetic and funny. Whether they come with a load of friends, a ...

• Comedy interview: Lee Mack at the Bristol Hippodrome and Colston Hall

  ... about this,” says a ruffled Lee. “My little one is tugging at my leg asking me to put CBeebies on... It’s their new drug... ... resident captaincy on Would I Lie To You? “It’s great to be back touring. Unfortunately I’m the type of comedian who always ...

• Comedy interview: Pappy’s at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol

  ... record for most sketches performed in an hour. The target is 200; fail to hit it, and the sketch troupe’s mysterious benefactor, Pappy, ... feel lucky to be able to do this as my job. We’ve had a great couple of years and we’re looking forward to getting out on tour and ...

• Comedy interview: Boycie and Marlene

  ... with the Peckham drawl that she portrays so well, Sue is bright, well-spoken and witty. John is down-to-earth, affable and funny – ... We always enjoyed location filming in Bristol – it’s a great city.” So with over 25 years of “married life” under their ...

• Comedy: Exclusive Michael Palin interview on Bristol Slapstick Festival

  ... And in addition to his all-singing, all-dancing CV, he is also a national treasure. Known as one of the most amiable men in the ... been to his birthday party in snowy Suffolk. He’s always great company.” Michael tells me that he first fell in love with ...

• Comedy interview: The Real Deal Comedy Jam at the Colston Hall

  After a four-year hiatus, Robbie Gee is back doing stand-up and brings the Real Deal to the Colston Hall this ... he won a role in the 1988 film The Firm. “It was a great movie about football hooliganism and starred the wonderful Gary Oldman. ... playing a couple. “She’s mad, but she’s great fun to work with. In fact, the whole thing was really enjoyable.” While ...

• Comedy interview: Stewart Lee at the Theatre Royal Bath and Tobacco Factory, Bristol

  ... current penchant for stand-up on our television screens is something to be welcomed, the slick, raucous and dumbed-down style of comedy ... “Plus, it has doubled my live audiences, which is great. “If I can carry on at this level, do a successful tour every ...

• Comedy interview: Rhod Gilbert at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol, and Komedia Bath

  ... or that I get wound up about trivial things. So this is me defending myself from last year’s accusations.” I tell Rhod, ... “The audience there are so up for it, too – it’s a great place and I’m looking forward to playing there.” In 2004, ...

• Comedy interview: Neil Innes at Komedia Bath

  Neil Innes is probably the most important figure in British musical comedy since the ... all the way through. Nobody had heard it before, which was great, but the people watching the clock were going mad.” But it was ... used to blow into anything that would make a noise. It was fun.” The band and their pals also enjoyed many off-stage pranks – ...