A Quiet Word

In this interview, Martin leads award-winning, stand-up comic Bill Bailey on a rambling conversation that takes in his entire career, from playing the foyer of the Hilton to packing out Wembley Stadium. Martin, who has followed Bailey’s career since just missing one of his early Edinburgh shows in 1991, drags a few skeletons out of the closet and attempts to prove that Bill is ‘comedy’s Andre Rieu’. « read less

Tony Martin interviews his British counterpart Alan Davies. Not only are both men funny, they patently have a long-standing friendship. Accordingly, their chit-chat is much more than a series of platitudes. To start, Martin quizzes Davies about his early days as a stand-up, with an emphasis on his first shows in Australia nearly 20 years ago. Davies, currently seen on QI and Whites, explains why he always opened in a shambolic manner. Just as the audience started to become uneasy, he would say, ''I haven't started yet. Don't worry, I'm not shit.'' « read less

In A Quiet Word With Rob Sitch, comedian Tony Martin snags a rare on-camera chat with his former D Generation and Late Show co-star Rob Sitch, now one of the principals of the hugely successful Working Dog production house. Over a tangent-filled half hour, Sitch recalls the origin of the D Generation and discusses the group's commitment both to high and low comedy. The genesis of The Late Show, 'Shitscared' and 'Charlie the Wonder Dog' are covered, as is Sitch's work on such Working Dog hits as Frontline, The Castle, Molvania and Thank God You're Here. There is brief mention of the upcoming Working Dog movie, talk of sketches that 'never got up and for good reason', and at least one use of the phrase 'How's the serenity?'. « read less

In A Quiet Word With Catherine Tate, comedian Tony Martin leads the British comic actress on a merry dance through her award-winning career, from her early work on The Bill - accurately recreated here - to her massively successful three seasons of The Catherine Tate Show and popular tenure as the Doctor's assistant on Doctor Who. Tate reveals what it's like to shoot a comedy scene with the Prime Minister, what it's like to hurl abuse at the Queen on national television, and what it's like to break the record for most uses of the F-word in a single sketch. Martin excavates the origins of her most famous characters, finds out how Tate got a new word into the Oxford dictionary, and baffles her with a reference to a TV show she can't recall making, in this loose and entertaining Quiet Word. « read less

In A Quiet Word with Shaun Micallef, Tony Martin drags the award-winning comedian, writer, actor and game show host back to the national broadcaster to explain himself. In a conversation that veers all over the shop, Micallef recalls his early stage performances - and their reviews, reveals how he snuck onto national television through the back door, and explains how he has juggled several different 'versions' of himself in his various TV projects. There are frequent insights, several cheap laughs and a mystifying reference to Chester Conklin in this candid and amusing Quiet Word with the often misspelt Shaun Micallef. « read less