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2009 Archives
Mon 31 August 2009
![Abi Roberts at Chortle Fast Fringe | Extract from her 2009 Edinburgh show Abi Roberts at Chortle Fast Fringe | Extract from her 2009 Edinburgh show](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
![Climate of fear silences comics | ...says Have I Got News For You producer Climate of fear silences comics | ...says Have I Got News For You producer](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
Climate of fear silences comics
...says Have I Got News For You producer
31/08/2009 … Television comedians are censoring themselves because of a culture of fear at the BBC, according to one of the most respected producers in comedy.
![Jack Offline - Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett Jack Offline - Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
Jack Offline - Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … No joke is too low for three-man sketch team Ladma, in this confused and unlikeable sitcom.
![Wanchorman: Adventures In Telly Land - Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett Wanchorman: Adventures In Telly Land - Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
Wanchorman: Adventures In Telly Land - Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … Dave Gibson has produced a slight, but thoroughly entertaining debut – thanks to his warmly self-deprecating wit and a surfeit of cheery enthusiasm.
![Pifftacular : Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett Pifftacular : Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
Pifftacular : Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … It’s hard not to notice Piff The Magic Dragon when he makes his appearances on the circuit.
![Oh – Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett Oh – Fringe 2009 | Review by Steve Bennett](/images/layout/chortle-placeholder.jpg)
Oh – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … There’s a distinct and unique voice coming through in this quirky sketch show – even if that voice does start to get very irritating even in its brief 40-minute…
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Rob Brown: What A Load Of Kabul! – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … You absolutely have to admire what Rob Brown did during his 18-month stay in the Afghan capital.
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Mackenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … Mackenzie Taylor is the approachable face of mental illness.