Bigger isn't better
Keep comedy out of arenas, says Matt Taylor
24/11/2009 … For live music, August 15, 1965 was what Americans might call a 'game-changer'.
Tue 24 November 2009
Doug Stanhope joins Newswipe
Charlie Brooker series returns next year
24/11/2009 … Controversial American stand-up Doug Stanhope is to join the team of Charlie Brooker’s Newswipe.
Peter Kay pipped at the Emmys post
'Pop Factor' misses out on award
24/11/2009 … Peter Kay has lost out on the International Emmy for best comedy to a Japanese show.
Kevin Shevlin at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Relative newcomer Kevin Shevlin shows some genuine promise in his distinctive writing, though his performance skills are still very underdeveloped.
Tim Bradbury at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Tim Bradbury can beatbox a bit, but there’s very little comedy to be found in his bland set, which largely involved complaining about his being ginger in a camp…
Richard Brophy at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Australian Richard Brophy, with five years’ experience under his belt, went through the motions of stand-up, but his slickly performed, but rather unchallenging,…