2009 Archives
Tue 28 July 2009
Girls just wanna have... some goddam recognition
Susan Calman challenges journaists' lazy assumptions
28/07/2009 … There can’t be more than four or five female comics, can there?The Edinburgh Festival is upon us and with it a further crop of articles about how funny women are.
© Fox Aborted!
Contentious Family Guy episode axed
28/07/2009 … A Family Guy episode has been pulled from broadcast because it revolves around abortion.
Sweet success
Comic Jonny to play David Cameron
28/07/2009 … Comedian Jonny Sweet is to play David Cameron in a drama-documentary about the Conservative leader's early years.
Mon 27 July 2009
Eddie's on the run
1,100-mile jog in aid of Sport Relief
27/07/2009 … Eddie Izzard is attempting to run the length and breadth of the UK – covering more than 1,100 miles over the next few weeks.
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…