Richard Gadd

Richard Gadd, a Scottish writer, actor, and comedian behind Baby Reindeer, talks about how sudden fame brought anxiety instead of peace. He digs into masculinity, shame, and male pain. He reflects on turning trauma into art, how abuse complicated his sense of sexuality, and why solitude became part of healing.

Richard Gadd, Emmy-winning actor, writer, and comedian known for Baby Reindeer and Half Man, reflects on fame, crafting complex male relationships, and transforming trauma into performance. He discusses masculinity, repression, physical transformations for roles, and the highs and lows of live comedy. Short, candid, and provocative conversation.

Richard Gadd, actor, writer and comic best known for Baby Reindeer, talks about his new BBC series Half Man. He discusses making, titling and performing in the show. Conversations cover how it examines male repression and violence, lessons from his earlier work, and the choices behind casting and structure. The segment also touches on fame, Football Aid, and public life.

Douglas Stuart, Glasgow-born novelist and Booker Prize winner, talks about class, sexuality, and family roots. Richard Gadd, actor-writer-comedian behind Baby Reindeer and Half Man, discusses male bonds, repression, and fraught relationships. David Bianculli, TV critic, reviews the new Lord of the Flies adaptation. Multiple short conversations on identity, secrecy, and storytelling.

Richard Gadd, writer, actor and comedian behind Baby Reindeer and Half Man. He talks about sudden global fame and its effect on self-worth. He explores transforming physically and psychologically for roles. He discusses rebuking shame, sexuality beyond labels, and how workaholism, family and survival shaped his storytelling.