BBC Comedy Presents... September 2008
01/01/2008 … Won’t someone please write Lenny Henry a decent set? The man’s a performance powerhouse, radiating charisma and bathing the nicely intimate Soho Revue Bar in…
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Pimm's Summerfest
01/01/2008 … DAY FIVEAn outdoor comedy festival with Pimm’s on tap, meat on the barbecue and giant deckchairs to lounge around in – Summerfest was clearly designed for balmy…
All-Star Gala [Montreal 2008]
01/01/2008 … The All-Star Gala is a relatively new addition to the Just For Laughs programme, a last-night, high-profile showcase of acts that otherwise hadn’t played the festival.
Alternative Show
01/01/2008 … Despite its status as one of the world’s most prestigious comedy festivals, Just For Laughs still includes a lot of generic, unoriginal acts.
Jimmy Fallon Gala
01/01/2008 … Saturday Night Live star Jimmy Fallon got his gala off to a brisk start, running through a couple of dozen impressions of some of the comedy stars to have come through…
Apatow For Destruction
01/01/2008 … This festival has been feting movie-maker Judd Apatow with a vengeance, first awarding him first Just For Laughs Comedy Person Of The Year accolade in a lacklustre…
Jeremy Hotz: What A Miserable Tour This Is
01/01/2008 … If you’ve ever seen Jeremy Hotz, you’ll instantly remember him from his trademark affectations: either the fist perched on the corner of his mouth, trying vainly…
© CBS Craig Ferguson Gala
01/01/2008 … Craig Ferguson’s come a long way from his Bing Hitler days on the UK comedy circuit, now hosting The Late Late Show on America’s CBS network.