Colbert wins a Grammy
01/02/2010 … Satirist Stephen Colbert has won the Grammy award for the best comedy album of the last year.
Mon 01 February 2010
Women are slower to get jokes
...but prefer sophisticated humour
01/02/2010 … Women are slower to get jokes than men, but when they do, they find them much more rewarding, research suggests.
Richard Rycroft at the 2010 Hackney Empire new act final
01/02/2010 … Richard Rycroft arrives looking like a geography supply teacher and is quick to point out he is an act and not someone’s dad.
Alyssia Kyria at the 2010 Hackney Empire new act final
01/02/2010 … As Ariadne The Greek Wag, Alyssa doesn’t seem to have anything to say, but she uses a lot of words to prove it.
Tim Vine: Joke-amotive tour
01/02/2010 … Comedians, by and large, present their art surprisingly seriously.
Sun 31 January 2010
Hackney Empire New Act Final 2010
31/01/2010 … With the Hackney Empire closing down today – although hopefully only temporarily – this could be the last final of this well-regarded new talent showcase; or…