Mark Thomas up for Amnesty Award
22/08/2011 … Mark Thomas has become the first comedian ever to be shortlisted for an Amnesty International Freedom of Expression Award at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Mon 22 August 2011
Walliams cleared after insulting 'thick' quizzer
22/08/2011 … When you hold the record for the worst ever appearance on Mastermind, you might be expected to be able to take a joke about it.
Comic drops F-bomb on Radio 4
22/08/2011 … The BBC has apologised after comic Mike McShane dropped the F-bomb live on a Sunday morning Radio 4 show.
Ed Reardon: A Writer's Burden
22/08/2011 … It can't have been easy to strike the right balance when writing this show.
Pope Benedict: Bond Villain
22/08/2011 … There is mouth-watering potential in the title and the blurb for this show, which should help to attract reasonable audiences to this 50-seat venue.
Martin Mor: The Call of the Golden Frog
22/08/2011 … Banter doesn’t get much better than this.
Beta Males: The Train Job
22/08/2011 … Ideas are packed into the Beta Males’ Train Job as tightly as commuters in rush hour.
Rayguns Look Real Enough: Balls Deep
22/08/2011 … More pub rockers than comedians, Rayguns Look Real Enough serve up a barnstorming selection of top-grade musical mash-ups, interspersed with unspectacular jokes…