Awful and beautiful... my stand-up of choice
Hebburn creator Jason Cook chooses his comedy favourites
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2012 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Wed 17 October 2012
Tue 16 October 2012
Good sense of tumour...
Tig Notaro Live reviewed by Steve Bennett
16/10/2012 … Tig Notaro walked on stage at the Los Angeles club Largo in August, and as the introductory applause rang around the venue, spoke over it: ‘Hello, good evening,…
Wed 10 October 2012
'Is there a more perfect living stand-up?'
Shappi Khorsandi chooses her comedy favourites
10/10/2012 … Charlie Chaplin: The Great DictatorChaplin was a cinematic and comedy genius and I hope anyone who disagrees slips on a banana skin and gets chased around a lamppost…
Tue 09 October 2012
The unfunny side of stand-up
Sarah Slack reviews the new documentary Alone Up There
09/10/2012 … ‘Stand-up comedy is the most difficult art form of them all’, according to filmmaker Sean Patrick Shaul.
Sun 07 October 2012
Brighton Comedy Festival Opening Gala
Steve Bennett reviews Alan Carr et al
07/10/2012 … The gala opening the Brighton Comedy Festival has to be better than some of the guff surrounding it.
Mon 01 October 2012
'If there's any anxiety about the number of funny women, here's the perfect antidote.'
BBC One's new sitcom Me And Mrs Jones
01/10/2012 … The timing couldn't have been better.
Mon 24 September 2012
Review: Tim Minchin in Jesus Christ Superstar
By Steve Bennett at the O2 Arena
24/09/2012 … Is there any area of performance Tim Minchin can’t do expertly well? Comedian, songwriter and now standout musical star.
Fri 21 September 2012
The Establishment Club
Steve Bennett at the revival of Peter Cook's legendary club
21/09/2012 … Hillsborough, Levenson, MPs’ expenses – trust is failing in the institutional pillars of British society.