You know him as the permanent panellist on the much loved TV series QI, and as the eponymous magician with an interest in solving crimes on Jonathan Creek, yet British comedian Alan Davies began his career in stand-up and it’s still the format he enjoys the most. Paul Berrington spoke to one of our favourite funny men ahead of his Little Victories shows in New Zealand during July. After an extended break from stand-up, in which he indulged in some of his other talents, Davies is back on stage and enthusiastic about his new material. “I had ten years not gigging, and I’d done a lot of acting during that time, got married and had my own kids and stuff, and when I got back into stand-up four years ago, I got the bug almost immediately, I had loads of new material to draw upon and had so there was a lot of new things to talk about”. That break has allowed Davies to draw on his personal experiences for Little Victories – a show that UK critics have described as deeply personal, and also incredibly funny. “The better stuff that I enjoy doing live is the personal stuff, its material that only I can do, [...]
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