Russell Howard – Original Review
10/08/2008 … Russell Howard forcefully grabs the laughs from the get-go and never once releases them from his grip.
2008 Archives
Sun 10 August 2008
Sat 09 August 2008
Tributes to a King
09/08/2008 … Tributes have been paid to American comedian Bernie Mac, who died on Saturday at the age of 50.
US comedy mogul dies
Brillstein helped forge Saturday Night Live
09/08/2008 … Bernie Brillstein, one of the most influential managers and producers in American comedy, has died at the age of 77.
Fri 08 August 2008
Horne in print
08/08/2008 … Alex Horne has signed a two-book publishing deal, based on this year’s and last year’s Edinburgh shows.
Tavare's triumph
Jim comes fourth in Last Comic Standing
08/08/2008 … British stand-up Jim Tavare has come fourth in American reality show Last Comic Standing.
Critical appraisal
Dave Cohen on the truth about Edinburgh reviews
08/08/2008 … Oh to be in Edinburgh, now that England’s there.
MySpace launches comedy contest
08/08/2008 … MySpace has unveiled a comedy competition to attract extra clips to its new comedy section.
Blood, sweat and tears
08/08/2008 … ‘It's an embarrassing, self-indulgent, pathetic job,’ Andrew Lawrence on being a stand-upMark Allen thought dressing in a dalmatian costume to promote his Edinburgh…