
Wed 14 May 2014


Marcus Brigstocke: Je M'Accuse
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Thearte
14/05/2014 … In his latest show, Marcus Brigstocke aims to go from ranter to banter; curbing those impassioned liberal diatribes that get him so many Radio 4 bookings to tell…

Two And A Half Men to end
14/05/2014 … Two And A Half Men is to end after 11 years.

Finding their voice
Part 3 of Liam Lonergan's history of alternative comedy
14/05/2014 … Part one: Stand-up's first impresarios Part two: The birth of alternative cabaretPart Three At the Elgin, the new Alternative Cabaret performers entertained a…

Cancer fundraiser Stephen Sutton dies
Backed by comics, his campaign raised £3.2million
14/05/2014 … Stephen Sutton, the teenage cancer patient who raised £3.

The 10 stages of writing new material
14/05/2014 … Stage 1: Excitement Excitement that you’ve actually sat down to write a new joke instead of sitting in your pants, bidding online for cattle.

Frank Skinner wins radio prize
14/05/2014 … FRANK SKINNER has won the Radio Academy Award for best speech programme for his Absolute Radio show.

Andrew Maxwell to host global stand-up show
Unique experiment for BBC radio
14/05/2014 … Andrew Maxwell is set to host a new radio stand-up show featuring comedians from around the world – with a twist.