'A whirlwind of optimism, ideals and wearing his heart on his sleeve'
Tobias Persson pays tribute to his late agent, Mick Taylor
03/03/2015 … The man quit his job and sold his house to become my comedy manager.
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Tue 03 March 2015
Mon 02 March 2015
I swear on stage because of Lenny Bruce...
Mark Little chooses his Perfect Playlist
02/03/2015 … To be true to this exercise I am going to go back to 1979 when I did my first solo performance and seriously consider who were my masters – the guys who set me…
© BBC 'Mental health isn't a taboo subject any more'
Paul Whitehouse on his new show Nurse
02/03/2015 … At a press conference to launch his new bittersweet comedy, Nurse, Paul Whitehouse lets slip that he's had stents fitted to his arteries to help blood flow.
Sun 01 March 2015
20 gigs in 24hrs... Feeling Smug?
On the road for a comedy marathon
01/03/2015 … Mark Watson and his cohorts weren’t the only comedians doing a Comic Relief marathon this weekend.
Wed 25 February 2015
27 challenges for the 27 hour show
Mark Watson's latest fundraiser
25/02/2015 … Mark Watson embarks on another of his mammoth shows on Friday, raising money for Red Nose Day.
Thu 19 February 2015
'I really do laugh a lot at people getting twatted'
Sarah Kendall chooses her Perfect Playlist
19/02/2015 … I had such a good time putting this list together.
Wed 18 February 2015
That's how I like my comedy: mild-hearted
Liam Williams chooses his Perfect Playlist
18/02/2015 … Why Bother?Chris Morris compared these improvised interviews he did with Peter Cook to playing chess: '[Other improvised projects] were about trying to establish…
Tue 17 February 2015
Funny... and profoundly annoying
Phil Mann from BattleActs chooses his Perfect Playlist
17/02/2015 … Paul Foot: Shire HorsesEvery single thing he says is so completely detached from reality as to not even be within the realms of plausibility.