Jam with a nasty taste
05/01/2009 … The world has awoken to controversy – more bloody controversy – over what a comedian said.
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Mon 05 January 2009
Have I got new for you...
Simon O'Keefe on the perils of flagging up new material
05/01/2009 … As a comedian, one of the biggest thrills I get is when I do something new on stage and it kills.
Thu 18 December 2008
Making a bad impression?
Chris Hallam on the future of mimics
18/12/2008 … Let’s face it: these are hard times to be an impressionist.
Thu 11 December 2008
Sachs and drugs and rock-and-roll comedians
Dave Cohen promises not to express an opinion about you-know-what...
11/12/2008 … Is there anyone left in Britain yet to make their feelings known about (I can barely bring myself to type it) the ‘Brand-Ross affair’?Last week it was Ricky…
Wed 03 December 2008
Wed 19 November 2008
The accidental promoter
Paul Savage on his first year of running gigs
19/11/2008 … It recently occurred to me that I have been putting on comedy nights for a whole year.
Mon 17 November 2008
Warning: (im)mature content
Philip Johns on the difference between 'adult' and 'grown-up' comedy
17/11/2008 … Although Manuelgate is fading from view, the aftershocks are still being felt, as the debate widens to the level of offensive material in British entertainment.
Thu 13 November 2008
Women aren't funny? That's a syllogistic fallacy
Comic Catie Wilkins adds her twopenn'orth to the debate
13/11/2008 … To me ‘women aren’t funny’ is just an illogical sentence.