Interview: Dylan Moran

1:47pm Friday 3rd October 2008

WE caught up with BAFTA and Perrier Award-winning Irish comedian, actor and writer Dylan Moran before his stand-up gigs in Blackburn and Manchester.

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Review: Dara O'Briain @ Guild Hall, Preston

4:12pm Monday 6th October 2008

THE word hysterical is grossly over-used (I once heard it used to describe the Chuckle Brothers which is surely a case in point).

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Interview: Dara O Briain

11:57am Friday 26th September 2008

Mock The Week’s Dara O Briain is bringing his stand-up tour to Preston... but he seems more interested in talking about the rollercoasters at Blackpool Pleasure Beach.

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Interview: Rhod Gilbert

11:09am Friday 12th September 2008

We spoke to comic Rhod Gilbert — dubbed “the Welsh misery” — ahead of a 65-date UK tour, calling at Colne, Manchester and Salford.

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Interview: Jim Jeffries

3:35pm Friday 12th September 2008

Australian comic Jim Jeffries’ shows are so controversial he was once punched in the head by a member of the audience during a gig. Now he’s bringing his outrageous stand-up to Preston Guild Hall.

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Interview: Bobby King

1:16pm Friday 8th August 2008

His first taste of the spotlight was on Christmas day in 1930 ... and 78 years on, Bobby King is still performing for laughs. We spoke to the Todmorden-born octogenarian comedian.

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Interview: Inder Manocha

1:53pm Friday 25th July 2008

Stand-up comedian and actor Inder Manocha is coming to Blackburn headlining We Iz British Innit, a night of Anglo Asian comedy, as part of the Celebrate Blackburn Festival.

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Interview: Jimmy Cricket

2:52pm Friday 11th July 2008

DIG OUT your L and R wellies and rose-tinted spectacles ready for a trip down memory lane — because comedy legend Jimmy Cricket is coming to Blackpool, as part of the Best Of British Variety Tour 2008.

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Interview: The Krankies

10:15am Friday 6th June 2008

In a show that could have stepped out of a time machine, the cream of variety performers from past decades are going on tour. The Best of British Variety Tour features The Krankies, Cannon and Ball, Paul Daniels, Frank Carson, Jimmy Cricket and the Brotherhood of Man. We spoke to Janette and Ian Krankie.

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Interview: Jenny Eclair

1:13pm Friday 16th May 2008

The original grumpy old woman is bringing her live stand-up show to Blackburn. Jenny Eclair speaks to us about HRT, and refusing to grow old gracefully and her hope for a TV show of her own.

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Interview: Nina Conti

4:11pm Friday 2nd May 2008

THERE are many advantages for a comedian that come with having a talking monkey on your arm - just ask ventriloquist Nina Conti.

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Interview: Patrick McGuinness

3:50pm Saturday 26th April 2008

LANCASHIRE funnyman Patrick McGuinness has come a long way since his days working as a lifeguard at Horwich Leisure Centre.

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Interview: Tim Vine

1:28pm Friday 18th April 2008

TIM Vine is a punslinger, a punmeister. The Surrey-born comedian, best-known for his pun-tastic show, is coming to Burnley Mechanics at the end of the month and is looking forward to it.

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Interview: John Bishop

1:59pm Friday 11th April 2008

Would you leave a successful career to try to make people laugh for a living? Liverpool stand-up comedian John Bishop did.

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Interview: Omid Djalili

1:49pm Friday 11th April 2008

HE’S famed for his ability to mimic accents, jokes on ethnic peculiarities, and of course that absurd bellydancing. Now Omid Djalili is back on the road with a new stand-up show.

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Interview: Steve Pemberton

4:41pm Saturday 22nd March 2008

BLACKBURN-born Steve Pemberton takes a sip on his 'mocktail', being careful to avoid the mini umbrella sticking out of it, and settles back into his chair next to a blow-up plastic palm tree.

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Interview: Noreen Kershaw

4:23pm Monday 10th March 2008

NOREEN Kershaw is living proof that the stage lights of Lancashire shine just as bright as London's West End.

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Interview: Phil Buckley

2:57pm Friday 7th March 2008

BURY-born comic Phil Buckley will be appearing at Blackburn's monthly comedy night, Lock n Load, at King George's Hall tonight.

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Interview: French and Saunders

6:09pm Friday 15th February 2008

It's the end of an era. Dawn French & Jennifer Saunders, our greatest female comedy double act of the last three decades are bringing their partnership to a close.

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Interview: Dave Spikey

3:03pm Saturday 9th February 2008

WATCH out if you have been dining or drinking out in Lancashire recently as Dave Spikey has been listening in for material to use in his forthcoming stand-up tour.

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Interview: Jason Byrne

1:05pm Friday 18th January 2008

With his "just woke up" hair and face full of stubble, comic Jason Byrne looks like a mad Irishman. And then he opens his mouth and confirms it. We spoke to the award-winning comedian.

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Interview: Mark Watson

12:35pm Friday 11th January 2008

CAN I briefly talk to you about the point of life?" a religious evangelist asked comedian Mark Watson recently.

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Interview: Paul Sinha

2:51pm Friday 4th January 2008

COMIC Paul Sinha went down a storm at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and is now touring the UK with his show King of the World, including a gig in Manchester. He answered our questions.

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Interview: Lee Mack

1:05pm Monday 31st December 2007

AS we prepare to welcome in a new year, Blackburn-born comedian Lee Mack can look back on 2007 with huge satisfaction.

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Interview: Paddy McGuinness

1:12pm Wednesday 19th December 2007

ACTOR and comedian Paddy McGuinness was born in 1973 in Farnworth, near Bolton. He lives in Bolton and his new DVD, Paddy McGuinness: All Star Balls Ups, is out now.

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Interview: Phil Walker

1:07pm Wednesday 19th December 2007

Comedian Phil Walker is back in Blackburn, which can mean only one thing - it's panto time. We spoke to the man who has put the sparkle into King George's Hall's Christmas panto for six years running.

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Interview: Stephen K Amos

4:07pm Friday 30th November 2007

Wickedly funny comic Stephen K Amos is on tour and coming to Burnley.

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Interview: Noel James

3:50pm Friday 30th November 2007

He has been describe as "surreal, bizarre, absurd, intelligent, and yet, somehow strangely attractive." But one thing's for sure - comedian Noel James is certainly funny. We spoke to him.

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Major review amid police race row

Updated 10:13pm Monday 6th October 2008

Home Secretary Jacqui Smith has announced a nationwide assessment of how ethnic minorities are treated by the police as the race row surrounding the Metropolitan force continues.

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