Scott Weddell says critics should praise ambition, not crowd control
09/05/2014 … Earlier this week, stand-up Freddy Quinne wrote a Chortle Correspondence piece about the phrase ‘Northern club comic’, which he felt had become a derogatory,…
Channel 4 orders second series from Jessica Knappett
08/05/2014 … Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of Jessica Knappett’s sitcom Drifters.
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Wyndhams Theatre, London
08/05/2014 … It’s a busy time for comedy benefits, with at least six biggies in London over the next week and a half.
Channel 4's Phil Clarke on a year of comedy
08/05/2014 … At the end of 2012, Phil Clarke joined Channel 4 as head of comedy from programme-makers Objective.
08/05/2014 … Opening NightYou’ve come up with an hilarious pun to call the night (Mirth Defect!), you’ve paid someone to design a logo, the venue are excited and the room…
...as writer David Quantick reminisces
08/05/2014 … Jason Byrne and comedy writer David Quantick are both recording new BBC radio shows.
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