'We got it wrong'
The Sun apologises for bad-taste Maddie joke
21/10/2013 … It’s always been quick to criticise comedians who make an ill-judged quip – but now The Sun has had to apologise for making its own bad-taste joke, about Madelaine…
Mon 21 October 2013
'Ethnic' comedy can be mainstream
A previously unpublished interview with Felix Dexter
21/10/2013 … In 2011, Felix Dexter performed what was to be his last tour, Multiple Personalities In Order.
Rhod Gilbert 'to quit stand-up'
TV and radio work keeps him off stage
21/10/2013 … Rhod Gilbert says he’s thinking of quitting stand-up because he’s getting so many offers of TV and radio work.
Sun 20 October 2013
He'll gaze on the Timperley sunset forever...
Frank Sidebottom statue unveiled
20/10/2013 … Frank Sidebottom fans filled the streets of his native Timperley today, as the a statue to comedian and musician was unveiled.
Sat 19 October 2013
Cariad And Paul: A Two-Player Adventure
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Pleasance, Islington
19/10/2013 … Apparently when Cariad Lloyd and Paul Foxcroft performed this show at Edinburgh, some reviewers weren’t convinced it was improvised at all.
Felix Dexter: A life on screen
19/10/2013 … Here are some highlights from the career of Felix Dexter, who died last night:Working the crowd as Nathaniel the accountant in Nineties sketch show The Real McCoy:From…
He didn't ask to be a pioneer, he just wanted to make people laugh
Dave Cohen pays tribute to Felix Dexter, who died on Friday
19/10/2013 … Like so many comics on Twitter and Facebook this morning, I was saddened and shocked to hear about the death of Felix Dexter, a great comic actor and for many years…