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“Huge props to Brian Michael Bendis for sort of shaking up the Marvel universe and just saying 'there need to be people of colour in these comics otherwise it's not representing the true world the way it should be.'”

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What a gift it would be if every child in the country could hear a professional orchestra at least once.

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I lament the passing of 'Play for Today,' 'Armchair Theatre,' 'Screen One and Two' and 'Comedy Playhouse' - because these shows gave a platform…

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With every task you think, 'What did I do wrong there? What could I do better?' That's why I've spent my life gravitating towards…

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I think tax breaks for diversity is a good thing. In film now, what happens is you get huge tax breaks if you can…

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Corden's a comedy powerhouse.

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Samuel Coleridge-Taylor has opened my eyes in many ways.

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Wouldn't it be great, if there was a one-stop shop where funny people could take their ideas and have them made?

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Stand-up's a lottery - you think it's funny but the audience can disagree.

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In the 1970s in black and Asian households up and down the country, there's a familiar story that when we saw a non-white person…

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It's about challenging yourself; wanting to do things that push you.

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My dad never hugged me, never said he was proud of me.

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That's where depression hits you most - your home life. It doesn't affect your work. I can't do this zany, wacky, funny thing any…

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