The Comedy Café
Janice Forsyth taps into the funny business in Scotland and worldwide with all that's new in comedy on radio, TV, the movies, DVD, books, online and live performances
The Comedy Café - 01/10/2010
Sibling rivalry, soap operas and inaugural speeches - what makes ideal fodder for political sketch writers?
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The Comedy Café - 02/07/2010
Why do priests and vicars inspire so many television sitcoms? New BBC comedy Rev challenges the cake-and-cassock stereotype, but does it succeed and is it a fair portrayal?
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The Comedy Café - 03/09/2010
Janice Forsyth speaks to American author Mike Sacks, who has interviewed a dazzling array of comedy writing talent for his new book.
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The Comedy Café - 03/12/2010
Reggie Perrin - seedy landlord from Rising Damp or frustrated suburban dreamer? We reveal the man behind the threadbare cardigan and manic grimace, Leonard Rossiter.
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The Comedy Café - 04/02/2011
What impact does Twitter have on comedy? Janice Forsyth explores the relationship between the social network site and professional and amateur comedians.
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The Comedy Café - 04/06/2010
Three decades after the Monty Python team made one of the silliest films ever with Life of Brian, Eric Idle tells Janice Forsyth how it was reborn as the oratorio Not the Messiah.
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The Comedy Café - 05/11/2010
Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden join Janice Forsyth to celebrate 40 years of the surreal slapstick 1970s hit show.
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The Comedy Café - 06/08/2010
Clare English talks to comedians who are spreading the environmental message by performing their shows completely in the dark, plus Emma and Beth Kilcoyne talk about sitcom-writing.
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The Comedy Café - 07/01/2011
Janice Forsyth and a lively panel of guests discuss comedy trends on the first Comedy Cafe of the New Year.
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The Comedy Café - 07/05/2010
Janice Forsyth taps into the funny business in Scotland and worldwide with all that's new in comedy on radio, TV, the movies, DVD, books, online and live performances.
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The Comedy Café - 08/10/2010
From the cheesy variety shows of yesteryear to today's taboo-breaking comedy - has ventriloquism reinvented itself for a new generation?
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The Comedy Café - 09/04/2010
Greg McHugh talks to Janice Forsyth about being in demand following his tour of duty with Gary: Tank Commander - so good even the Russians want him in their TV schedules!
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The Comedy Café - 09/07/2010
Janice Forsyth taps into the funny business in Scotland and worldwide with all that's new in comedy on radio, TV, the movies, DVD, books, online and live performances.
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The Comedy Café - 10/09/2010
One of the highest-rated stand ups in the world, Ross Noble talks to Janice Forsyth on The Comedy Cafe about his upcoming UK tour.
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The Comedy Café - 10/12/2010
Crowned Scottish Comedian of the Year, Janice Forsyth catches up with Australian comic Ro Campbell.
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The Comedy Café - 11/06/2010
With connotations of music halls and naff novelty songs, Janice Forsyth finds out if musical comedy deserves its dodgy reputation - or is the genre ripe for reinvention?
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The Comedy Café - 12/11/2010
One man and a domestic appliance - comedian Tony Hawks talks about travelling with a refrigeration device in the film based on his bestselling book, Round Ireland With A Fridge.
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The Comedy Café - 14/01/2011
TV history is littered with great Britcoms which have failed as American remakes. We review new sitcom Episodes and ask if Americans really do ruin good Britcoms.
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The Comedy Café - 14/05/2010
Original alternative comedian Arthur Smith talks about his career, plus Chris Morris tackles anti-terrorism in his film Four Lions, but should some topics be off limits to comedy?
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The Comedy Café - 15/10/2010
Janice Forsyth gets a fresh insight into the life of one of Britain's most brilliant comic stars - the late Kenneth Williams.
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The Comedy Café - 16/04/2010
Ricky Gervais talks to Janice Forsyth about collaborating with Stephen Merchant on their first film, the bittersweet coming of age tale Cemetery Junction.
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The Comedy Café - 16/07/2010
Janice Forsyth taps into the funny business in Scotland and worldwide with all that's new in comedy on radio, TV, the movies, DVD, books, online and live performances.
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The Comedy Café - 17/09/2010
From Crabs on the Rampage to The Book of the Netherland Dwarf, comedian Robin Ince guides us through his picks of the books from hell, so we can hopefully avoid them.
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The Comedy Café - 17/12/2010
Norman Pace and Graham Bickley join Janice Forsyth to talk about making the transition from comedy to 'serious' performing, and their part in the musical of The Secret Garden.
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The Comedy Café - 18/06/2010
Janice Forsyth taps into the funny business in Scotland and worldwide with all that's new in comedy on radio, TV, the movies, DVD, books, online and live performances.
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The Comedy Café - 19/11/2010
Janice Forsyth keeps company with the fresh faces of Scottish comedy as Daniel Sloss, Mark Nelson and Des Clarke rev up for Children In Need Rocks The UK 2010.
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The Comedy Café - 21/01/2011
Janice Forsyth speaks to hugely talented writer, director and performer Eric Sykes about his incredible career.
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The Comedy Café - 21/05/2010
Fresh-faced funnyman Teddy bares his soul plus a few personal facts for his act, but how far does he go when plundering stories of friends or family for a laugh?
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The Comedy Café - 22/10/2010
Top satirical musical comedian Mitch Benn strums his stuff ahead of his Edinburgh appearance as part of his current Rhyme Lord tour. Don't miss it on the week's Comedy Cafe!
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The Comedy Café - 23/04/2010
The Stand's Tommy Shepherd talks to Janice Forsyth about the impact of Scotland's first dedicated comedy venue on the national comedy scene.
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The Comedy Café - 23/07/2010
Chris Kane looks at some of the key trends in 1980s humour, including the arrival of alternative comedy and the boom in satire.
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The Comedy Café - 24/09/2010
Janice Forsyth talks to Sheffield singer-songwriter John Shuttleworth ahead of his appearance at the Kirkcaldy Comedy Festival.
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The Comedy Café - 24/12/2010
Join Janice Forsyth as she relives some of the most memorable moments from the Comedy Cafe from 2010.
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The Comedy Café - 25/06/2010
Janice Forsyth talks to comedian Jason Byrne, plus she finds out if holiday camp humour is as uncool as it used to be.
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The Comedy Café - 26/11/2010
Widow Twankey, Dame Trott, the Ugly Sisters - panto isn't panto without the presence of a Dame. Janice Forsyth celebrates the enduring comedy appeal of these formidable matrons.
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The Comedy Café - 27/08/2010
How did the whole business of the laugh track get going? Janice talks to an acknowledged expert on canned laughter, television historian Ben Glenn.
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The Comedy Café - 28/01/2011
Janice Forsyth finds out from sitcom writer Dave Cohen why great comedy should have the power to make us cry.
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The Comedy Café - 28/05/2010
Always the warm up guy, never the headliner. Janice Forsyth finds out about the challenges of being the opening act for someone else's comedy gig.
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The Comedy Café - 29/10/2010
Norma Farnes, long-time friend and agent to Spike Milligan, reveals a moving portrait of the man with intimate stories from interviews with those who knew him best.
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The Comedy Café - 30/04/2010
In the run up to the general election, Janice Forsyth looks at how political satirists re-interpret the news. Plus what's the relationship between comedy and the internet?
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The Comedy Café - 30/07/2010
Clare English hears how one Glasgow-based charity has been by running comedy courses to improve people's mental and physical health.
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The Comedy Café - The Festival Comedy Cafe
What's funny at this year's Edinburgh Festival? Janice Forsyth chats to international star of stage and screen Alan Cumming, novelist Christopher Brookmyre and others.
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The Comedy Café - The Festival Comedy Cafe
What's funny at this year's Edinburgh Festival? Join Janice Forsyth, from the Edinburgh International Conference Centre, with guests from all the Edinburgh Festivals.
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