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Keeping Faith: some questions

12th Aug 2018

I am loving BBC's new drama, Keeping Faith, starring Eve Myles. Made by BBC Wales, it broke all iPlayer records in April and so Auntie sensibly shifted it to BBC1 and now everybody's talking about it. It's brilliant, but I do have a few questions...

Stephen Mangan stars in Channel 4 comedy Hang Ups
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Hung Up On This Comedy

6th Jul 2018

Stephen Mangan has long been one of my favourite comedians – since his days on Green Wing, in fact. So it was my absolute honour to host the Q&A last night for his new comedy, Hang Ups, at the prestigious BAFTA HQ, no less.

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WORTHY WINNERS

18th Mar 2018

It was my absolute pleasure to attend the Broadcasting Press Guild awards this week - and meet some serious TV heroes.

Jack Whitehall presents Big Brother's Little Brother
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JACK THE LAD

18th Mar 2018

Recognise this cheeky little up-and-coming comedian? I stumbled across this screen grab in my picture library the other day and it made me laugh out loud. Click here to find out who it is!
Simon Amstell with blood on his face to promote his film Carnage
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In praise of Simon Amstell (or how he convinced me to give up eating meat)

18th Feb 2018

TV is a very powerful medium. It can make us laugh, or cry, or both. And it can actually be quite life-changing. I watched just seven minutes of Simon Amstell's film Carnage and haven't eaten a forkful of meat since.

Me taking part in the ITV gameshow Cannonball presented by Freddie Flintoff
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Is ITV's new gameshow Cannonball even more dangerous than The Jump?

3rd Sep 2017

I was lucky enough to be flown to Malta to take part in ITV's new gameshow, Cannonball, this summer. Or WAS I lucky? Read my blog to find out exactly what happened when I was a guinea pig on the dreaded 'blob' game - complete with gory pictures of the aftermath....

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Why Peter Capaldi is the best Doctor Who

18th Aug 2017

As we prepare to wave farewell to Peter Capaldi's Doctor Who this Christmas, I have a small tale to tell about my encounter with him. He is my favourite Doctor Who of all time - and it probably isn't for the reasons you think.

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Why Fearless was a really important drama

18th Aug 2017

The recent ITV drama Fearless got quite mixed reviews, and I can understand why. But whatever you thought of the story, I would argue that it marked a really important sea change in the feminist movement currently sweeping through TV drama.

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What I learned about Noel Fielding from watching Taskmaster

15th Jul 2017

Chances are, Bake Off fans, you don't know all that much about the new presenter Noel Fielding. Even for Mighty Boosh fans, he's always been fairly elusive when it comes to interviews. But fear not - because Noel was recently on Dave's brilliant show Taskmaster, and it gave us a brilliant glimpse into his character.

Click here to find out more about the God-like genius that is Noel