Chortle Student Comedy Award finalists 2009
27/08/2009 … Winner - Joe Lycett:Second place – Iain Stirling:Max Dickens:Laura Lexx:Sam Gore:Nicola Bolsover:Tom Rosenthal:Gabriel Ebulue:Mat Ewins:Laurie Blake:Dominic Cross:Will…
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Thu 27 August 2009
Wed 26 August 2009
Free screening of Fringe film
26/08/2009 … A special screening of Peacock Season, the film about a reluctant comedian experiencing the highs and lows of the Edinburgh Fringe is to be screened at the festival…
Thu 13 August 2009
Chortle Edinburgh podcast
13/08/2009 … Episode two with Matthew Crosby, Brian Gittins, Wilson Dixon, Paul Sinha, Anthony Alderson, Steve Bennett:Episode one with Matthew Crosby, Brendon Burns, Ava Vidal,…
Tue 04 August 2009
Brendon Burns: Sober Not Clean
04/08/2009 … Given last week’s hoo-ha over the newspaper article listing Brendon Burns – unfairly, he believes – as one of the ‘new offenders’ of comedy, it’s hard…
Mon 03 August 2009
Edinburgh Fringe 2009
03/08/2009 … Unrated Kim Noble Will Die Adam Hills: Inflatable Frisky and Mannish's School of Pop Jon Richardson: This Guy At Night Rogue Males Alistair…
Fri 31 July 2009
TV review: We Are Klang
BBC Three's new anarchic comedy
31/07/2009 … Had the obvious influence not been mentioned in the show itself, journalistic convention would require me to describe We Are Klang’s TV show as ‘the Goodies…
Mon 27 July 2009
Aisha Tyler and Tom Ballard
At Montreal Just For Laughs 2009
27/07/2009 … Two sets seen, but not otherwise reviewed, at the festival:AISHA TYLERProbably more famous for posing in swimsuits and revealing frocks than her comedy, if a Google…
Upright Citizens Parade At Montreal
Review: Assscat and Greatest Concert Ever
27/07/2009 … New York’s Upright Citizens Brigade has a formidable reputation as a nursery for new comedy talent – so it comes as a huge disappointment just what a mess their…