BBC New Comedy Award: Meet the finalists
Radio 2 competition reaches climax
17/06/2011 … It's the final of the newly-revived BBC New Comedy Award tomorrow, going out live on Radio 2 from 7pm.
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Fri 17 June 2011
Tue 07 June 2011
Forget the Celtic Tiger... the Celtic Cat is rich on laughs
Steve Bennett at Kilkenny's Cat Laughs festival
07/06/2011 … Now the Celtic Tiger is now little more than a lifeless pelt in front of some German banker’s chalet fireplace, Kilkenny’s much-loved Cat Laughs festival,…
Fri 20 May 2011
It's great – now make it funnier
Graham Linehan talks to Jay Richardson about The Ladykillers, The IT Crowd and Count Arthur Strong
20/05/2011 … The brief was simple.
Tue 17 May 2011
'I used to wear boots and sweaters'
Rita Rudner on Vegas, family ... and her glamorous image
17/05/2011 … Where do you get your material from? An almost impossible-to-answer question asked of so many comedians by so many journalists.
Sun 15 May 2011
Alternative Eurovision review
Steve Bennett at the Udderbelly
15/05/2011 … Eurovision not camp enough for you? Then the Udderbelly’s annual alternative extravaganza of drag queens, erotic dancers and glorious bad taste would surely have…
Wed 11 May 2011
'In any other job you'd call the police...'
Jen Lavery on the abuse female comedians face
11/05/2011 … For some female pedestrians, being publicly harassed by drunk or just-plain sexist men is a relatively rare, if unwelcome occurrence.
Mon 09 May 2011
'I'm in the Inbetweeners movie... and I fucking milk it'
Kirsten Lester meets Greg Davies
09/05/2011 … Greg Davies is no diva; backstage on his current tour, all he asks for is a supply of substantial snacks.
Thu 05 May 2011
Gyles Brandreth: The day I opened for Bernard Manning
The former MP reveals all to Marissa Burgess
05/05/2011 … When you think of Gyles Brandreth ‘stand-up comedian’ isn't the first term to spring to mind.