Stand-up is not a fashion show
Doc Brown on his comedy favourites
13/03/2013 … The JerkThis may seem a weird one to include, as I know it's not held in the highest of esteem.
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Wed 13 March 2013
Mon 11 March 2013
When you take something as beautiful and indefinable as good comedy and regard it as ‘product’, then it’s spoilt
Kevin Eldon is hoping for a punky revolution
11/03/2013 … Kevin Eldon has a peerless television résumé, after appearing in Brass Eye, 15 Storeys High, Spaced, Look Around You, Big Train, Black Books, I'm Alan Partridge,…
Thu 07 March 2013
'A brilliant clown capable of incredible subtlety'
Bridget Christie chooses her comedy favourites
07/03/2013 … Rebecca Front as Gina Langland and Yvonne Boyd.
Give It Up For Comic Relief
07/03/2013 … Like so many things involving Russell Brand, Give It Up For Comic Relief was morally ambiguous.
Wed 27 February 2013
'Emo is the best joke writer in the world'
Gary Delaney chooses his comedy favourites
27/02/2013 … Jo Brand as The Sea Monster Like a lot of stand ups my first introduction to comedy back in the 80’s was Friday Night Live on Channel 4.
Mon 25 February 2013
'I find this hysterical... but am I supposed to?'
Will Franken chooses his comedy favourites
25/02/2013 … The Complete Monty Python's Flying Circus Box SetA bit of a cliche, perhaps, but structurally I'd be nowhere without Monty Python, especially the Flying Circus episodes.
The Comedy Store: Raw And Uncut
Cinema review by Steve Bennett
25/02/2013 … ‘Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome to the stage, Mr Paul Tonkinson!’ It takes effort to override years of conditioning and not applaud – for this is not…
Being gay is the 47th most interesting thing about me
Sue Perkins on her new comedy Heading Out
25/02/2013 … Sue Perkins has written a new six-part comedy for BBC Two, Heading Out, in which she also stars as Sara, a successful 40-year-old vet who has yet to tell her parents…