Stand-up novel nominated for Booker Prize
A Horse Walks Into A Bar describes comic's breakdown
21/04/2017 … A novel based on a single fictional stand-up set has been nominated for this year's Man Booker International Prize.
Fri 21 April 2017
Did Brendan O'Carroll really 'nearly kill' Mrs Thatcher?
That's wha the Mrs Brown creator tells Graham Norton
21/04/2017 … Mrs Brown creator Brendan O’Carroll says he once accidentally served with Margaret Thatcher with strawberries – covered in salt.
Mark Thomas releases script collection
Annotated transcripts of his last three shows
21/04/2017 … Mark Thomas is releasing the scripts from his last three acclaimed one-man stage show in a new book.
Ben Elton to give the first Ronnie Barker Talk
New comedy lectures on BBC One
21/04/2017 … Ben Elton is to give the first Ronnie Barker Talk – a new annual lecture on a comedy-related theme to be broadcast on BBC One.
Nikki Britton is Romanticide
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
21/04/2017 … ‘It’s going to be a lot of energy in a small space for an hour,’ Nikki Britton promises.
David Quirk: Cowboy Mouth
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
21/04/2017 … What could be worse than people telling you their dreams? How about someone telling you of dreams other people have had about them? That’s the apparent…
Becky Lucas: Little Bitch
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
21/04/2017 … ‘Bitch’ is a strong word, and the slightly awkward Becky Lucas doesn't quite have the savage attitude to pull it off.
Guy Montgomery: Let's All Get in a Room Together
Review by Steve Bennett at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival
21/04/2017 … It’s possible that Guy Montgomery’s sophomore show, following his best newcomer nomination last year, is just the one sentence.