Ida Barr: So This Is Christmas
01/01/2008 … What a surprisingly old-fashioned variety show.
2008 Archives
Tue 01 January 2008
Scottish Comedian Of The Year Final 2008
01/01/2008 … Alan Anderson, the promoter behind the Scottish Comedian Of The Year, is keen to stress that his competition is not just open to new acts.
School For Gifted Children
01/01/2008 … The British Library is probably the spiritual home of the geekiest comedy night in Britain.
BBC Comedy Presents... September 2008
01/01/2008 … Won’t someone please write Lenny Henry a decent set? The man’s a performance powerhouse, radiating charisma and bathing the nicely intimate Soho Revue Bar in…
Pimm's Summerfest
01/01/2008 … DAY FIVEAn outdoor comedy festival with Pimm’s on tap, meat on the barbecue and giant deckchairs to lounge around in – Summerfest was clearly designed for balmy…
All-Star Gala [Montreal 2008]
01/01/2008 … The All-Star Gala is a relatively new addition to the Just For Laughs programme, a last-night, high-profile showcase of acts that otherwise hadn’t played the festival.
Alternative Show
01/01/2008 … Despite its status as one of the world’s most prestigious comedy festivals, Just For Laughs still includes a lot of generic, unoriginal acts.
Jimmy Fallon Gala
01/01/2008 … Saturday Night Live star Jimmy Fallon got his gala off to a brisk start, running through a couple of dozen impressions of some of the comedy stars to have come through…