'Kids can smell fear': the standups who took over children's TV
Is performing for young audiences easier? Far from it say the comedians who do clubs at night and CBBC shows by day What do standup comics do in the daytime? A glance at television schedules provides an answer: many hone their craft in the gaily coloured landscape of children's comedy. The casts of some of these shows could fill an A-list festival for weeks. David Baddiel, Adam Riches and Meera Syal are among the com…