2009 Archives
Fri 09 October 2009
Brand announces new gigs
09/10/2009 … Russell Brand has announced three stand-up shows next month in aid of the drug rehab charity Focus12.
Julian Clary: Lord Of The Mince
09/10/2009 … From Julian Clary’s sloppy opening to his big climax, he’ll make your orifice gape wide open.
Thu 08 October 2009
Hackney contest goes ahead
Talent hunt not hit by venue closure
08/10/2009 … Next year’s Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year competition is to go ahead, despite the closure of the historic East London venue.
Tickling The English by Dara O Briain
08/10/2009 … Cross a Frank Skinner-style tour diary, a Paxmanesque dissertation on the state of the English as a people and the annual output of the Bureau Of National Statistics,…
'Blacking up' row hits Australian TV
08/10/2009 … An Australian comedy show has been slammed for a sketch in which white performers ‘blacked up’ to impersonate the Jackson Five.
The Nine O'Clock Schmooze
08/10/2009 … It’s unusual for a stand-up with a relatively modest profile to hire out a 535-seater theatre.