2012 Archives
Mon 16 July 2012
Working with dad
Milo McCabe's Edinburgh show puts family ties to the test
16/07/2012 … Last October, I was mulling over possible routes to take with my 2012 Edinburgh show.
Festival boss 'regrets' Minchin offence
Henley boss apologises for set
16/07/2012 … A festival organiser who booked Tim Minchin has failed to back the comedian when some ticket-holders complained about his ‘blasphemous’ act.
Eddie Izzard claims another French first
Foreign language gig in London
16/07/2012 … Eddie Izzard is to perform a show in French in the UK.
Daniel Tosh should not have apologised
Dylan Rhymer says the only thing less funny than a rape joke is someone with no sense of humour
16/07/2012 … I’ve never much enjoyed the work of Daniel Tosh, I find his patronising, smug tone a little too much for me.
Latitude 2012: Comedy review
16/07/2012 … There’s been talk this week of the ‘festival dad’ – the sort of middle-aged, middle-class parent that Radio One wants to lose in a bid to regain its youth…
Medals for Britain!
Comics honoured for entertaining the troops
16/07/2012 … Comedians Phil Butler, John Fothergill and Andy Askins have received medals for entertaining the troops.