The Hermitude Of Angus, Ecstatic
01/08/2011 … A versatile, expressive and exuberant physical comic, Vachel Spirason makes for one of the most empathetic loners since Chaplin’s Tramp.
Mon 01 August 2011
Hannah Gadbsy: Mrs Chuckles at Melbourne 2011
01/08/2011 … To say Hannah Gadsby gets off to a sluggish start would be an insult to gastropods.
Claudia O'Doherty: What Is Soil Erosion
01/08/2011 … Well, you have to admire Claudia O’Doherty’s audacity, not only presenting an festival show with the most boring title conceivable, but also having the commitment…
© Triple J Dave Callan: O+
01/08/2011 … Although O+ looks like it should be a show about a blood group, it’s actually the nearest, typographically, that Aussie-based Irishman Dave Callan could get to…
Sun 31 July 2011
SoundCloud map of the Edinburgh Fringe
Hear comedians, insiders and punters...
31/07/2011 … We've linked up with SoundCloud, a social networking service based on audio, to bring you the sounds of the Fringe, recorded by comedians, industry insiders, and…
Montreal Just For Laughs: Colin Quinn – Long Story Short
31/07/2011 … Probably the most noteworthy thing about Colin Quinn’s show about the entire history of the world, is that it was directed by Jerry Seinfeld.
Parliament ban hits The Daily Show
Commons footage can't be used in satire
31/07/2011 … An episode of The Daily Show has been banned in the UK – because it contained Parliamentary footage.
Tim Minchin at the 2011 Montreal Just For Laughs festival
31/07/2011 … Hollywood’s Variety magazine last week named Tim Minchin as one of the top ten comics to watch – but this Montreal audience were clearly well ahead of that…