Matt Berry in CLiNT

Issue #3 of CLiNT includes an interview with the multi-talented Matt Berry. In the following extract, the star of The IT Crowd explains why his self-penned sketch show Snuff Box was seen only by an adoring few and lauds the artistic freedom of podcasting...

"[The BBC] never knew what to make of it [Snuff Box] and they never knew how to advertise it. What they said at the beginning of BBC3 was that they were going to push experimental comedy. We gave them exactly that, and they didn't know what to do with it! I never expected it to be shown, let alone get a series two. But they did show it. They didn't advertise it. The reason they told me was that there was too much swearing and there wasn't a single bit they could use that didn't have any 'fuck words' in.

"The podcasts are great because you can do anything! You don't have to waste time going to the BBC or hiring a studio. You can do anything. There's no censorship - and you can lie! I did a relaxation tape thing last year that I would never have been able to get onto any radio station."

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You can read the full interview with Matt Berry in issue #3 of CLiNT, on sale now.