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1990s Special

Fred MacAulay introduces a 1990s comedy special featuring Alan Davies, Steve Coogan, Frank Skinner, Jenney Eclair, Greg Hemphill and Bill Bailey, among others.

Fred MacAulay is your host this week as he takes you on a tour of the comedy stars who first made their names in the 1990s.

Among the stellar line up are previous Edinburgh Comedy Award winners and nominees such as Steve Coogan, Frank Skinner, Jenny Eclair, Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith of The League Of Gentlemen and Alan Davies.

There are also programmes and interviews featuring other notable stars including scriptwriter Graham Linehan, movie star Simon Pegg, Have I Got News For You regular Paul Merton and musical comedian Bill Bailey.

5 hours, 15 minutes

Last on

Sat 28 Jan 2012 00:45

Chapters

  • Simon Pegg 鈥 Mac & Co

    The comedian turned actor discusses his autobiography Nerd Do Well and how he ended up getting fed peanuts by Sigourney Weaver on a private jet.

    Duration: 11:26

  • Steve Coogan 鈥 Janice Forsyth Show

    The character comedian chats to Janice Forsyth about his live tour The Man Who Thinks He鈥檚 It.

    Duration: 23:22

  • Armando Iannucci 鈥 Comedy Heroes

    The satirist chats to Paul English about his humble beginnings at 成人快手 Radio Scotland and how he found his way to the top of the comedy tree.

    Duration: 27:02

  • Jenny 脡clair 鈥 Comic To Comic

    The Edinburgh Comedy Award winner chats to Bruce Morton about the moment in 1995 when she changed the comedy game forever.

    Duration: 27:08

  • Frank Skinner 鈥 Janice Forsyth Show

    The Brummie comedian looks back on his early comedy career and explains why he decided to return to the stand up circuit after a long layoff.

    Duration: 13:40

  • Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith 鈥 Laughed Off The Page

    The Psychoville writers talk to Sanjeev Kohli for the series Laughed Off The Page in March 2010.

    Duration: 28:41

  • Bill Bailey 鈥 Janice Forsyth Show

    The musical comedian joins Janice Forsyth to discuss his personal loves and hates!

    Duration: 17:56

  • Graham Linehan 鈥 Laughed Off The Page

    The creator of Father Ted looks back over his career with Sanjeev Kohli and explains what makes his comic mind tick.

    Duration: 28:34

  • Chris Barrie 鈥 Janice Forsyth Show

    The Red Dwarf actor explains where his talent for mimicry comes from.

    Duration: 20:40

  • Craig Charles 鈥 Janice Forsyth Show

    The comic actor sits down to look back on his TV career and his beginnings as a spoken word poet.

    Duration: 11:02

  • Paul Merton 鈥 Janice Forsyth Show

    The Have I Got News For You regular discusses his novel 鈥淢y Struggle鈥.

    Duration: 19:15

  • Paul Whitehouse 鈥 Janice Forsyth

    The comic actor sits down to chat to Janice Forsyth about his unique talent for character comedy.

    Duration: 21:53

  • Lee Evans 鈥 Janice Forysth

    The energetic comedian discusses performing live and the making the leap onto the big screen.

    Duration: 17:23

  • Alan Davies 鈥 Janice Forsyth Show

    The QI regular Alan reflects on his personal comedy heroes and describes where his own particular brand of humour comes from.

    Duration: 21:42

  • Greg Hemphill 鈥 My Comedy Heroes

    The Still Game star sits down with Bruce Morton to remember his own particular Comedy Heroes.

    Duration: 24:08

Broadcast

  • Sat 28 Jan 2012 00:45