Sketch show queen and currently Doctor Who co-star, Catherine Tate has had a varied career, having also worked with the Royal Shakespeare Company.  As a result of her impact on comedy, the actress was invited to Powys literary festival to discuss Shakespeare, and in particular his comedies - and revealed that she struggled to enjoy the Bard’s comedies at times.

“It’s got to strike a chord with us. We can’t write Shakespeare off but wearing bells on knees isn’t going to work.”

She definitely has a point - for me the best Shakespeare is the modern-day adaptation, such as Ian McKellen’s Richard III.  There’s no reasons why the comedies shouldn’t be given the same treatment.

While we’re on, Catherine, what about Lauren?  Where did she come from?

“I tried her (Lauren) out at the Latchmere Theatre in London with about seven people in the audience. When I said ‘Am I bovvered?’ about three of the seven tittered, and I repeated it and by the end they were all cackling and I realised they’d picked up on it.”

“She used to get so much stick, she was getting the blame for the hoodie culture. I never thought for a moment that children would pick up on it.”

Ah, the press, they love to blow things out of proportion.

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