TV review: Borderline
Steve Bennett on Channel 5's new comedy
02/08/2016 … With The Office, Ricky Gervais heralded in a new era of pale imitations, in which askance glances and wry realism took over from hard punchlines.
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Tue 02 August 2016
Eric Rushton – Original Review
02/08/2016 … Finalist in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards 2016.
Great Yorkshire Fringe Comedian Of The Year final
Gig review by Steve Bennett in York
02/08/2016 … It’s Yorkshire Day, so it’s apt that the Great Yorkshire Fringe has crowned – presumably with a flat cap – a new comedian of the year.
Welsh Unsigned Stand-Up Of The Year
By Julia Chamberlain in Cardiff
02/08/2016 … So, to the Glee Cardiff, probably every stand-up comedian’s favourite club, for the sold-out final of the Welsh Unsigned Stand Up Of The Year 2016.
Fri 29 July 2016
Tom Walker: Beep Boop
29/07/2016 … Very much in the mould of Dr Brown at his most playful, best newcomer nominee Tom Walker brings an inventive edge to his often wordless clowning.
David Quirk: Approaching Perfection
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
29/07/2016 … It’s a guarantee that David Quirk discusses topics you won’t hear elsewhere: the man who records white noise relaxation soundtracks, an obscure book relating…
The Simpsons Taught Me Everything I Know
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
29/07/2016 … Hitching his show to the juggernaut of the world’s best-known comedy show has paid dividends for Yianni Agisilaou, packing out his venue with Simpsons fans –…
Peter and Bambi Heaven: The Magic Inside
29/07/2016 … Oh, will we ever tire of mocking cheesy cruise ship entertainers with their elaborate sequined costumes, shit-eating grins and showbusiness insincerity? No, probably…