Tim Key at Knock2Bag
19/11/2009 … To end the night, Tim Key: the headliner, the current holder of the Edinburgh Comedy Award… and the man who ultimately ensured the gig ended with a disappointing…
2009 Archives
Thu 19 November 2009
Nick Helm at Knock2Bag
19/11/2009 … Compere Nick Helm had an unusual – and not entirely successful – approach to his MC’s duties.
Delete The Banjax at Knock2Bag
19/11/2009 … Delete The Banjax offer a dynamic display of infectiously fast-paced comedy that skilfully blends manic physicality, entertaining musical numbers and some refreshingly…
Dan Clark at Knock2Bag
19/11/2009 … Effortlessly inviting, Dan Clark genuinely engages with the audience, building a natural rapport as he drifts seamlessly between unaffected banter and material.
Wed 18 November 2009
© BBC TV comics 'pander to gay stereotypes'
18/11/2009 … Gay rights campaigner Peter Tatchell has criticised broadcasters for pandering to ‘camp, cliched stereotypes’ of gay men by giving prime-time slots to comics…
© Comedy Central John Oliver lands US stand-up show
Breakthrough for Daily Show star
18/11/2009 … John Oliver has landed his own stand-up show in the States.
BBC Three seeks laughs in the pub
New sitcom from stand-up Warburton
18/11/2009 … A new pub-based sitcom, written by Stand-up John Warburton, is to be piloted for BBC Three.