Phil Ellis: Au Revoir
Edinburgh Fringe review by Steve Bennett
22/08/2019 … In his sixth year at the Fringe, Phil Ellis is deploying the Gasby Gambit: announcing that he’s quitting comedy because he’s disillusioned with the industry.
Thu 22 August 2019
Jake Lambert at Chortle's Fast Fringe
Extract from his Edinburgh show
22/08/2019 … Jake Lambert talks about small talk and cracking cowboy jokes in this clip from Chortle's Fast Fringe.
© Ibsan73/CC BY-SA 2.0 Amanda Redman to star in new comedy about becoming a mum at 63
22/08/2019 … BBC One has commissioned a new comedy pilot about a woman who becomes a mother again at 63.
© ThisIsAce/CC BY-SA 3.0 Taking a Pounding
Store under fire for comedy writing job that pays £1 a joke
22/08/2019 … Poundland has come under fire after advertising for a freelance joke-writer – but paying just £1 per gag.
Ivo Graham: The Game of Life
Edinburgh Fringe review by Julia Chamberlain
22/08/2019 … Ivo Graham is a reluctant posh twat, his body uneasily twisting under the burden of his school-granted privilege, which seems more of a curse than a benefit.
© Channel 4 'Some comedians don't have the right kind of audience for TV'
Producer admits that stand-ups need to fit into a pigeonhole
22/08/2019 … Some comedians don’t make it to TV because they don’t have the right kind of audience, a leading producer had admitted.
Joan Rivers made me quit my job!
Cally Beaton shares her comedy favourites
22/08/2019 … Joan Rivers The first time I saw Joan Rivers was in a clip from the Carol Burnett Show, filmed in 1970 which I watched when it went out on TV in the UK a few…
Malcolm Hardee Awards announce their 2019 nominees
For comic originality, cunning stunt, and 'act most likely to make a million quid'
22/08/2019 … The nominations for this year's Malcolm Hardee Awards – which has returned to the Edinburgh Fringe after a year's hiatus, have been announced.