Carl Barron is one of the most successful comedy performers in Australia. Barron’s unique storytelling style allows him to mine his own life and childhood for comic gems. He was born in... more
Interviews
Nick Revell is a comic legend. He began selling jokes to radio and TV in the late 1970s and did his first stand-up gigs at the Comedy Store in 1980. Since then he has written and... more
What first appealed to you about Mum?I thought it was great that it was a potential love story between two people in their late 50s. You don’t normally get to tell that story. Cathy and Michael are... more
What appealed to you about working on Hold the Sunset?What inevitably draws you towards this is the presence of these great actors. But this is also a great script. It is such a good premise. The... more
What drew you to Hold the Sunset?I love doing shows like this about the quirky aspects of family life. When I heard that John was doing it, I thought, “That will be great fun!” And I haven’t been... more
What drew you (John Cleese) to make your first BBC sitcom since Fawlty Towers 44 years ago?The producer Humphrey Barclay is an old friend of mine. We’ve known each other since 1961 when we were both... more
Channel 4 is screening Young Sheldon, The Big Bang Theory prequel which follows the life of a 9-year-old Sheldon Cooper as he struggles to be understood by his family, classmates and neighbours.The... more
So Damned is back for series 2 and I understand that Al is going through something of a crisis?Yes, he is, he is sort of suffering from burnout, I suppose you’d call it. He’s really starting to... more
Damned is back for series 2. Can you give us any hints as to what to expect?I suppose I should say first of all that we’ve got a new character, who’s quite an annoying, know-it-all student called... more
Bobby Mair is touring the UK in 2018 with his latest show, Loudly Insecure. Beginning on the 1st February at Nottingham’s Glee Club, the tour will take in a total of 26 dates, concluding at... more
