Tuesday, July 22, 2025

Ben Miller: ‘It’s not pleasant to watch yourself being killed on TV’

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The actor and comic – soon to be seen in Netflix’s period drama Bridgerton – on his small-screen loves and hates, and the time he turned down Doctor Who

I Hate Suzie. I still can’t believe how brilliant it is, taking comedy to places I’ve never seen before. Each episode plays with a different genre, and it is funny without becoming pastiche. When I started in comedy, people always asked where the funny women were. They weren’t afforded opportunities, although of course they were there. Now, it feels like all the important comedy is being done by women. For a long time I didn’t realise it was possible to make comedy which is so personal, I always thought there needed to be some emotional distance. How wrong I was.

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