List Operators For Kids Do Compooters; Melbourne 2011
01/08/2011 … Hey parents, don’t give your kids sugary, fizzy drinks packed with additives – send them to the List Operators instead; the effect is very much the same, but…
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Mon 01 August 2011
Mark Thomas: Walking The Wall
01/08/2011 … It can be hard to have a sense of humour about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict; but occasionally a left-leaning comedian cannot resist the urge to tackle it.
Ruby Wax: Losing It
01/08/2011 … Ruby Wax built a career on being the brash, gobby American, irritating as many as she entertained with her loud, large personality.
Sammy J And Randy In Ricketts Lane
01/08/2011 … Three years ago, musical comedian Sammy J and ridiculously talented puppeteer Heath McIvor were the toast of the festival with their hilarious toe-tapping antidote…
Sun 31 July 2011
Tim Minchin at the 2011 Montreal Just For Laughs festival
31/07/2011 … Hollywood’s Variety magazine last week named Tim Minchin as one of the top ten comics to watch – but this Montreal audience were clearly well ahead of that…
Sat 30 July 2011
Montreal Just For Laughs 2011: Set List
30/07/2011 … Explaining the demanding concept of Set List, producer Paul Provenza borrows a quote that goes: ‘Asking a stand-up to improvise an entire set is like asking a…
Fri 29 July 2011
Montreal Just For Laughs 2011: Russell Howard – The Time Is Now
29/07/2011 … One of the delights of Montreal’s Just For Laughs festival is seeing how British stars perform in front of audiences who don’t know who they are.
Montreal Just For Laughs 2011: Maria Bamford - Unwanted Thoughts Syndrome
29/07/2011 … Maria Bamford’s psyche must be like a theme park for therapists; both exciting and terrifying, and packed with far too many bells-and-whistles distractions to…