Joz Norris and Laura Lexx win Comedians' Choice Awards
Winning the acclaim of their peers at the Edinburgh Fringe
22/08/2019 … Joz Norris and Laura Lexx have won this yea’s Comedians' Choice Awards at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Thu 22 August 2019
'Because you’re a woman, maybe my expectations were lower’
JoJo Sutherland recalls her most memorable gigs
22/08/2019 … Worst gig My fifth gig in the State Bar in Glasgow, which was packed and rowdy and I had five minutes.
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.
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.