From The Devil They Came: Brighton Fringe 2011
28/05/2011 … This sloppy studenty farce has aspirations towards the broad slapstick of Rik Mayall at his most manic.
Sat 28 May 2011
2011 Brighton Fringe: Gentlemen Of Leisure - The Death Of The Novel
28/05/2011 … What a delight to see a sketch show with both personality and meticulous attention to jokes.
Fri 27 May 2011
Janet Brown dies
27/05/2011 … Janet Brown, the comedian and impressionist best known for mimicking Margaret Thatcher, has died at the age of 87.
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27/05/2011 … E4's The Inbetweeners has been named best comedy at the Televisual Bulldog awards.
You had to be there...
Ralph Jones on why comedy is always best experienced live
27/05/2011 … The best comedy to experience is, and always will be, in its most raw of forms: the live show.
Psychoville's ratings horror
27/05/2011 … Psychoville has suffered a huge slump in viewers, with half its audience turning off over the course of the second series.
BBC Three axes comedies
...including How Not To Live Your Life
27/05/2011 … BBC Three has axed three of its comedy series.
Alan Partridge to write memoirs
...well, with Coogan, Iannucci and others
27/05/2011 … Steve Coogan is writing Alan Partridge’s memoirs, to be released this autumn.