Wed 15 August 2012
Don't become an old joke
Chris Hallam tells comics how to become national treasures not washed-up has-beens
15/08/2012 … What is it about older comics? The funnier they were when they were young, the more we seem to resent them when they get old.
Getting On with a US remake
HBO wants Jo Brand's hospital comedy
15/08/2012 … Jo Brand’s downbeat hospital sitcom Getting On is to get an American makeover.
Stewart Lee + Shaun Micallef = Ideal comedy organism
Shane Dundas on his comedy idols
15/08/2012 … Stewart Lee: 90s ComedianI'd pay to see Mr Lee opening a letter.
Elise Harris: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … This isn’t so much stand-up comedy as just stand-up talking.
Through The Looking Screen: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … At best, this is a case of misclassification, for Though The Looking Screen is an attempt at opera with a modern theme, with only the mildest of comedy elements.
Foil, Arms and Hog: Late Night Sketch Comedy
15/08/2012 … What a difference a year makes!Twelve months ago, Foil, Arms and Hog produced a patchy, unremarkable hour that one incredibly wise critic said was far from the breakthrough…
Jigsy: Fringe 2012
15/08/2012 … Les Dennis delivers an excellent performance as Jigsy, one of the last of a dying breed of working-men’s club comics.