'I'm the typer, he's the pacer'
Cardinal Burns reveal their sketch comedy secrets on the eve of their second series.
08/04/2014 … Bafta nominated for their first series on E4, Cardinal Burns have upgraded to Channel 4 for their second.
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Tue 08 April 2014
Win limited Inside No 9 signed posters
08/04/2014 … Inside No 9, the anthology of dark comic takes from Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith, have just been released – and we have three copies to give away.
'It's time to give Python one last shake up'
Michael Palin speaks to Jay Richardson
08/04/2014 … Michael Palin will be touring the UK with his first one-man stage show, Travelling To Work, from September, coinciding with publication of his third volume of diaries…
Mon 07 April 2014
© John Claridge Cooper in close-up
Portraits of Tommy, 30 years after his death
07/04/2014 … These dramatic close-up pictures of Tommy Cooper are published in an exclusive new booklet to mark the 30th anniversary of his death.
Fri 04 April 2014
Can Jason Manford save the comedy circuit?
He's setting up a new chain of clubs – and here's why
04/04/2014 … The comedy club circuit is, by all accounts, in crisis.
Wed 02 April 2014
The DVD label that asks not 'will it sell?' but 'is it any good?'
Martin Walker chats to Chortle Award-winning Chris Evans of Go Faster Stripe
02/04/2014 … If the best stand-up show you’ve ever seen was produced by a comedian your workmates haven’t heard of, then chances are that Go Faster Stripe have captured the…
Tue 01 April 2014
Melbourne International Comedy Festival reviews 2014
Hits and misses from the world's No 2 festival
01/04/2014 … Alexis Dubus: Cars and Girls Amos Gill: You've Changed Anne Edmonds: It's Eddo The Axis of Awesome: Viva La Vida Loca Las Vegas The Boy With Tape On His Face:…
Mon 31 March 2014
You'll see the whole of the Moone Boy
Signed series 2 DVDs to be won
31/03/2014 … Series two of Sky1‘s acclaimed Irish-based comedy Moone Boy is released on DVD today – and we have five signed copies to give away.