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Victoria Nangle chats to dapper dad and comedian Dan Antopolski about why he likes comedy and not acting.

Dan Antopolski is a lovely fellow. He’s in his office for the specific reason of having a conversation with me, taking a break from appearing in the odd bit of TV (Hyperdrive, Comedy Cuts) and touring his successful 2008 show ‘Penetrating Gaze’. He starts by thanking me for a favourable review I wrote of him a few months back. Quelle gent. But down to brass tacks, what’s the show like, I ask him?
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Victoria Nangle finds the role of interviewer and interviewee switched when chatting to Tom Wrigglesworth

Tom Wrigglesworth is a Yorkshireman of note, and not to be messed with.

Winner of the prestigious So You Think You’re Funny prize five years ago and having taken his own complete show – I’m Struggling To See How That’s Helping – to Edinburgh this year, he’s bringing it back to us in the Brighton Comedy Fringe. How would he describe it?

“You’ve got to keep doing ordinary things ”

“A rant against modern conveniences which don’t actually help us in the long run. Y’know, if anything they make things worse.” There’s a silence. Does he mean like a TV remote control that you lose?

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Victoria Nangle has a chinwag with hot ticket of the festival and pin-up for the comedy girlies – Tim Minchin

Tim Minchin – award-winning comic, classical musician, big-word-user, swear-word lover and relocated Australian comic is on the line.

In describing his place in musical comedy he puts it simply: “I fell into comedy because I happen to be a songwriter that finds the humour or satire in lyrics.” In outlining his style he comments: “If you put me at a keyboard doing my songs that’s a totally different game from me sitting at a ten foot concert piano playing my songs.”

“It reflects well on society when ladies value a man’s brain over brawn in selecting their idols”

He elaborates: “increasingly what you’re doing is tipping your hat to a particular style and the juxtaposition is between style and content”. He’s a clever fella. So why do I ask him how he feels about his ever increasing popularity with student girls? He seems a bit stunned.

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Victoria Nangle talks to ‘the mindreader who doesn’t read minds’ and rising star Chris Cox about his appeal and footrests

Radio 1’s official magician, possibly the youngest performer at the Magner’s Paramount Comedy Festival to have his own show at only 24, and a massive fan of Brighton from his home in Horsham. Chris Cox is all these, but most of all he’s a really, really lovely guy. Even with man flu.

“I think it’s partly because I look twelve. I like to think I’ve got a bit of geek chic going on”

Initially he misses my call, but eventually communications are established. “Sorry, I’ve just got a new phone and I hit the wrong button. I do apologise.

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