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January 2012 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mon 30 January 2012
Naty 2012 final
Review by Steve Bennett
30/01/2012 … Formerly held at the Hackney Empire, the Natys [New Act of The Year] have a reputation for providing the most eclectic final… and the most patience-sappingly long one.
Fri 20 January 2012
Leicester Comedy Festival: London preview show
Review by Steve Bennett
20/01/2012 … In its home town, the Leicester Comedy Festival Preview show is one of the highlights of the comedy calendar, filling the 2,000-plus capacity De Montfort Hall every year.
Mon 16 January 2012
Leicester Comedy Festival 2012 preview show
Review by Steve Bennett
16/01/2012 … Tricky job, compiling a showcase spanning the full range of the comedy circuit to a largely conservative audience.
Wed 11 January 2012
'I went slightly insane making this.. I erased my personality'
Noel Fielding talks about his new E4 show, Luxury Comedy
11/01/2012 … Noel Fielding's Luxury Comedy isn't your bog-standard sketch show, is it?[Laughs] Not really, no.
Mon 09 January 2012
'Ideally, I'd have not a single quotable joke'
Complete extract from Stewart Lee's new book
09/01/2012 … In his new 'EP-style' book, out this week, Stewart Lee describes the genesis of his show If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One, his first since he returned to TV with his Comedy Vehicle.
Fri 06 January 2012
Comedy's last taboo?
The final extract from Stewart Lee's latest book
06/01/2012 … In the final extract from his new 'EP-style' book, Stewart Lee considers the performance aspects of his show If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One.
Thu 05 January 2012
An advert's just a step on the career ladder...
Our third extract from Stewart Lee's new book
05/01/2012 … In the third extract from his new 'EP-style' book about the genesis of his show If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One, Stewart Lee describes how Jeremy Clarkson’s crassness and Mark Watson’s pear cider adverts added to the mix of ideas informing the show.
Wed 04 January 2012
'Fighting my own obsolescence'
The second extract from Stewart Lee's new book
04/01/2012 … In the second extract from his new 'EP-style' book about the genesis of his show If You Prefer a Milder Comedian Please Ask For One, Stewart Lee reveals the comedians who inadvertently inspired him.
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