Fri 27 July 2012
8. Ten people doing unusual things
27/07/2012 … The Fringe should always be about doing something different – so here are 10 shows that are either comics doing things they are not normally associated with; or…
Brand told to do community service
27/07/2012 … Russell Brand has been ordered to do 20 hours of community service and pay a $500 fine after allegedly throwing a photographer's iPhone through a window.
Tony Hancock celebrates the Games
Hear show that was lost for 50 years
27/07/2012 … A Tony Hancock show not heard for more than 50 years is to be aired on Sunday – to mark the Olympics.
The Muppets Gala at Just For Laughs Montreal
27/07/2012 … It has to be one of the best opening sequences in TV… and as the drumroll heralds the start of the Muppet Show theme, it brings a lump of to the throat and a palpable…
Thu 26 July 2012
White males dominate TV stand-up
So says survey of US talk shows
26/07/2012 … Stand-ups on American TV are overwhelmingly white men, a new survey has revealed.
'We don't need you!'
Patton Oswalt's message to the comedy industry
26/07/2012 … TV executives and agents need to treat comedians with more respect – because comics no longer need their support to become successful.
What happens when there’s actually a rock god in the room…
26/07/2012 … With the advent of arena comedy tours, comedians can sometimes mistake themselves for rock stars.