Stephen Grant: Life\'s Too Short
01/08/2006 … A pedant he may be but it's Grant's keen sense of the particular that make his gags so well crafted and precisely written.
2006 Archives
Tue 01 August 2006
The Growing Pains of Amos Phineas Klein Age 33 And A Third
01/08/2006 … When a comedy show is free, you have to expect an audience that isn't 100 per cent focused on the show.
Lucy Porter: The Good Life
01/08/2006 … You can't go wrong with Lucy Porter; now such a familiar, sweetly smiling face on the Fringe, and a stand-up you can always rely on for an upbeat hour about her…
Rhod Gilbert: Knocking On Heaven\'s Door
01/08/2006 … Hasn't he changed? Most people, having garnered a best newcomer nomination at the Fringe would come back with more of the same, maybe sharper, maybe tighter, but…
James Sherwood: I Know What You Did Last Sunday
01/08/2006 … Many middle-class comedians try hard to obscure their backgrounds, but James Sherwood makes a virtue of it.
Best Newcomer: Michael Piper
01/08/2006 … Best newcomer? Only if about 87 other debut Fringe comics die from some freak virus first.
Robin Ince Isn\'t Waving
01/08/2006 … Robin Ince is a compulsive hoarder of all things he likes; snapping up armfuls of obscure French DVDs from Fopp, rummaging through charity store bookshelves in the…