The comedian and magician on his teenage survival tricks, the teacher who inspired Mr Swallow, and how Ted Lasso and Traitors changed his life Born in Leeds in 1980, Nick Mohammed is a comed…
Joseph on sussing the school system at the age of four, an awkward audition for the National Youth Theatre, and why he loves his 'horrible' Peep Show character Born in Willesden, north-west …
The comedians on their first meeting, pissing each other off, and a shared obsession with Pride and Prejudice Born in London in 1982, Cariad Lloyd is a comedian, actor and podcaster. She met…
The Glaswegian comic on her close bond with her nana, coming out in a conservative, Catholic society, and how a friend's choice comment kickstarted her career Born in Glasgow in 1980, Susie …
The author on her love for Spike Milligan, the furore over Puberty Blues, and why being middle-aged is great Born in 1958 in Sydney, Kathy Lette burst on to Australia's literary scene in 197…
The comedian on mining his very large family for material, avoiding the celebrity circus, and being an unashamed standup fanboy Born in Bath in 1980, Russell Howard is one of the UK's most s…
The Downton Abbey star on being a goofy kid, coping with a terrible blow, and why she doesn't struggle with impostor syndrome This photo was taken in my garden in Cookham. I'm in my OshKo…
The hosts of the Shagged. Married. Annoyed. podcast on growing up together, how their relationship survived Chris's comedy career, and the challenges of having kids Newcastle's Chris and Ros…
The comedian recreates a photo of her first time on stage and looks back at her shaky path to stardom Born in Dagenham in 1981 and raised in Romford, Sara Pascoe is one of the UK's leading s…
The dancing brothers recreate an old photograph and reflect on Strictly, Love Island and living together Born in Stoke-on-Trent, AJ and Curtis Pritchard have established themselves as the ha…
The actors recreate their Victor & Barry comedy duo " and recall their unique creative spark Alan Cumming and Forbes Masson met at Glasgow's Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama in …
The comedian and her dad recreate a childhood photo and talk about early days in India, agoraphobia and swapping banking for comedy Born in New Delhi in 1969, Sindhu Vee spent her childhood…
The standup, writer and film-maker on the things that make her laugh the most I used to run a variety show in Chicago called Entertaining Julia and one time Robin Williams stopped by and did…
The Kenya-born UK comedian and author on the things that make her laugh the most Jim Jefferies does a brilliant routine about Americans' right to bear arms, and the ridiculousness of argumen…
The comedy writers, radio presenters and standup double act on the things that make them laugh the most Max: Ivan is obsessed with Too Many Cooks " and not just because he finds it easy to l…
The comedian, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the most There's a sketch in Chris Morris's Jam where a fight breaks out over some poppadoms and it doesn't really bear descr…
Sketch comedy double act Amy Gledhill and Chris Cantrill on the things that make them laugh the most Chris Cantrill: Cancel all your plans and seek out the undisputed queen of character come…
The standup, writer and social media master on the things that make him laugh the most Alan Partridge's Nomad is perfect. Either that or Reach for the Ground, Jeffrey Bernard's collected art…
World poetry slam champion Harry Baker and jazz musician Chris Read on the things that make them laugh the most Harry: This National Poetry Day I performed alongside [poet] Paul Cookson, who…
The actor and standup on the things that make him laugh the most It would have to be when I saw Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip. I also love anything by Eddie Izzard. Continue readin…
The actor, comedian, playwright and one half of Jonny and the Baptists on the things that make him laugh the most I must have watched Dylan Moran's DVD of Monster, recorded at Vicar Street i…
The standup duo and parenting podcasters on the things that make them laugh the most Helen: Smack the Pony's Dating Agency sketches. So silly, so gross, so desperate.Ellie: My son drew a pic…
The Irish standup, writer and actor on the things that make her laugh the most How am I supposed to answer that? It's like asking about your favourite kid, or the best ice-cream, or naming o…
The standup, author and actor on the things that make her laugh the most Has to be Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. I read it on holiday with a mate and laughed so hard I annoyed her…
From apocalyptic standup Frankie Boyle to the many hilarious faces of Tina Fey, Steve Coogan, Sharon Horgan and Kristen Wiig, we present the funniest comics of the era Our No 1 comedian's f…