Birth of a plonker
Nicholas Lyndhurst on the Only Fools... prequel
17/01/2010 … Rock & Chips, the prequel to Only Fools And Horses, will be aired on BBC One next Sunday, telling the origins of Del Boy and his gang in 1960 Peckham A whole new…
2010 Archives
Sun 17 January 2010
© BBC Sitcoms have 'gone downhill'
...says Only Fools creator Sullivan
17/01/2010 … Only Fools And Horses creator John Sullivan has complained that modern sitcoms are badly written, and rely too much on swearing to get cheap laughs.
Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … You probably couldn’t get two more different comedians than Jenny Éclair, who hosted the Leicester Comedy Festival preview in outrageously sordid style last year,…
Seann Walsh at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Seann Walsh’s most successful routine is very much in the vein of the Michael McIntrye as he re-enacts those moments when you stumble in the street, or suddenly…
Rob Rouse at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Over the years, Rob Rouse has evolved from a manic force of effervescence into a more anecdotal style of comedy – ie he’s actually starting to get some material…
Nina Conti at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … In Nina Conti’s well-crafted ventriloquism act, her simian sidekick placed her under hypnosis so he can do his song… how many speciality acts do you want in…
Marlon Davis at the Leicester Comedy Festival preview show
17/01/2010 … Relative newbie Marlon Davis is a joyous performer, with his infectious grin, animated delivery and mischievous sense of humour proving so irresistibly disarming…