May 31
by kevindanieldawson
Steve Coogan, Tracey Ullman, French & Saunders – the list of comedy legends director Dominic Brigstocke has worked with was too long to talk about in the time we had, but the list is long. Instead, he talks about one of the greatest comedy characters ever created, Alan Partridge and his creators Steve Coogan and Armando Iannucci and the two series that he directed. He also sheds light on putting together Horrible Histories, and working with Tracey Ullman and her many characters, and directing Dawn French as Yoda.
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May 18
by kevindanieldawson
The Office, Extras, Horrible Histories, The Tracey Ullman Show, Editor Nigel shares his mighty wisdom with host Kevin Dawson on life in the edit suite. From living for months in the guest house of Friends writer David Crane to being taped up by a bored Ricky Gervais, putting together some of the greatest comedy TV shows is colourful and varied to say the least.
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May 04
by kevindanieldawson
Walking Dead, Dexter, Breaking Bad, The Wire – Former Fox Executive Creative Director Mark Harrison was responsible for bringing these shows and more to UK shores, and in some cases help develop them from inception.
He sat with host Kevin Dawson to discuss being on set with zombie catering, directing Dexter and his gallons of pig’s blood, and a very awkward joke over lunch with the stars of that very show.
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Apr 06
by kevindanieldawson
Ricky Gervais producer Charlie sits with host Kevin Dawson to chat about Gervais’ work on Extras, the David Brent movie and his next project. He talks about his early work with comedy and Channel 4, Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace and In The Long Run, the new Sky One show starring Idris Elba.
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Jan 19
by kevindanieldawson
King Kong, Slumdog Millionaire, Broadchurch. These film and TV titans didn’t cast themselves you know, and the stories behind them and more are right here as Kelly reveals all to Kevin about how her part in the industry works.
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