Comedians
Comics interviewed by Dawn included for the main BBC One series include;
- Bill Bailey
- Sanjeev Bhaskar
- Russell Brand
- Rob Brydon
- Jimmy Carr
- Frank Carson
- John Cleese
- Steve Coogan
- Jack Dee
- Hugh Dennis
- Ken Dodd
- Omid Djalili
- Ben Elton
- Noel Fielding
- Lenny Henry
- Charlie Higson
- Eddie Izzard
- Jethro
- Sean Lock
- Matt Lucas
- Jackie Mason
- David Mitchell
- Paul Mooney (Episode 1 only)
- Graham Norton
- Paul O'Grady
- Simon Pegg
- Vic Reeves
- Paul Rodriguez (Episode 3 only)
- Alexei Sayle
- Jimmy Tarbuck
- David Walliams
- Robert Webb
- Paul Whitehouse
- Robin Williams
- Marc Wootton
Comedians featured in clips:
- Episode 1: Richard Pryor, Frankie Howerd, Harpo Marx, Dudley Moore and Peter Cook, Les Dawson and Roy Barraclough, and Ade Edmondson.
- Episode 2: Lenny Bruce, Woody Allen, Steve Martin, Spike Milligan, and Dick Emery.
- Episode 3: George Carlin, Lee Evans, and Wilson, Keppel and Betty
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“Men who think deeply appear to be comedians in their dealings with others because they always have to feign superficiality in order to be understood.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)