2011 Archives
Fri 05 August 2011
Trolley good ratings
Impressive start for Sky's sitcom
05/08/2011 … Sky’s decision to invest in new British comedy seems to have paid off – with its supermarket sitcom Trollied garnering more than a million viewers on its debut…
Documenting the history of comedy
05/08/2011 … Steve Carell’s documentary series about some of the biggest stars in US comedy has found an American broadcaster.
Rowan Atkinson 'hurt in car crash'
Star loses control of £650,000 McLaren
05/08/2011 … Rowan Atkinson has reportedly been injured after crashing his £650,000 McLaren F1 supercar.
Doug Stanhope in London 2011
05/08/2011 … How lovely to see Doug Stanhope back in Leicester Square Theatre, even if he clearly feels he’s slumming it after doing a night at the Hammersmith Apollo back…
The Two Wrongies
05/08/2011 … If you wanted to parody a bad, studenty Fringe show, you might imagine one person dressed up as giant foam cock, prodding another dressed as a giant vagina.
Scott Capurro: Who Are The Jocks?
05/08/2011 … There are a few strands to Scott Capurro’s typically washpish 2011 Fringe offering.
James Sherwood: I Fed My Best Friend Her Favourite Cow
05/08/2011 … Not every comic has to push boundaries and challenge taboos – so while James Sherwood’s comedy is rather too mild for my liking, you would be hard-pressed to…