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Interviews 

A few people I've chatted to over the years. 

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Daisy May Cooper asked BBC co-star to contact her from the dead – and he did (Picture: Tom Meadows/Boffola Pictures)

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Joanne McNally: "I will drown myself in a toilet if I have to spend another year renting in my 40s"

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Lou Sanders: "TV panel shows still think about men first – women are decorations" (Picture: Matt Stronge)

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Alan Davies’ wife is "concerned" about the contents of his most personal comedy show yet

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Ed Byrne: "Russell Brand is a TV problem – not a comedy one" (Picture: Roslyn Gaunt)

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Omid Djalili: "Venue staff are still racist to me – but I change their minds"

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Miles Asteri: "I went on BBC’s The Traitors so domestic abuse wouldn’t define me"

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Ross Noble: "If you make enough money, you can’t be cancelled" (Picture: Andy Hollingworth)

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Annie Mac reveals "protective shield" that safeguarded her from harassment as a female DJ (Picture: BBC/Stephanie Sian Smith)

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Edinburgh Fringe show with graphic period detail is actually causing men to faint (Picture: Aemen Sukkar/Jiksaw)

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Crystal: "I’ve felt unsafe for three years – but it was worth it to see Laurence Fox lose"

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Fern Brady: "I turned down Strictly Come Dancing because it’s degrading" (Picture: Channel 4)

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Will Young: "When I came out in the 00s being threatened was a given"

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Peter Andre: "I’ve worn an Afro for a music video before – no one cared then"

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The first trans winner of the Oscars of comedy refuses to feed the trolls

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Barry Ferns: "The Edinburgh Fringe left me bankrupt and homeless – here is my big idea to save it"

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Perrie Edwards: "I took my therapist to work every day to help manage my panic attacks"

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"We need to start taking ghost stories seriously – and stop being so disrespectful" (Picture: BBC/Jamie Simonds/Rufina Breskin)

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Paul Merton and Suki Webster admit David Tennant is making them nervous (Picture: Steve Ullathorne)

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Comedian Raul Kohli converts EDL audience member during Edinburgh Fringe show

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Sara Pascoe: "Last One Laughing kept a big secret from contestants" Picture: Amazon/Metro)

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Emmanuel Sonubi: "I had a heart attack on stage and it made my punchline better"(Picture: Jiksaw)

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Hal Cruttenden: "When my wife left me I realised men are just spoilt babies" (Picture: Steve Ullathorne)

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Jessie Cave: "I was in Harry Potter – but I would never let my kids do the same"

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"I am orgasming on stage at the Edinburgh Fringe every night for this very good reason" (Picture: Liz Haim)

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"I unknowingly did the Edinburgh Fringe with cancer – then had the greatest year of my life" (Picture: Matt Stronge)

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"I lost both eyes and my guide dog in one year – then stand-up comedy saved me" (Picture: Mariana Feijo)

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Angela Barnes: "Let’s be honest, Mock the Week used to be nothing but a d**k-swinging boys club" (Picture: Matt Crockett)

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