From Steve Bennett at Montreal's Just For Laughs festival
28/07/2012 … Aziz Ansari is a smart comic, in both senses of the world, possessing a sharp suit and a sharp mind, which brings a freshness to the age-old topics he discusses.
More insults for Olympic swimmer
28/07/2012 … Frankie Boyle has launched a new insult against Olympic swimmer Rebecca Adlington – three years after being criticised for cracking similar jokes about her looks.
Academic's ideas of joke psychology
28/07/2012 … An American academic has come up with a theory of comedy that he says explains every joke.
Carol Spencer on what it's like to have a comedian – Diane Spencer – as a daughter
28/07/2012 … The question was: What is it like being the mother of a comedienne? And my answer is: The same as being the mother of an astronaut.
28/07/2012 … We’ve already highlighted plenty of free shows in these features – but here are ten more that look like they might be worth checking out… After all, what have…
28/07/2012 … It’s a midnight show in grimy rock venue featuring a totem poll of fake skulls and a dodgy PA system, but this Alternative Show was probably the best start-to-finish…
27/07/2012 … He may be a big(ish) star, but the ever-grounded Patton Oswalt hasn’t lost sight of what a useless chump he is.
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