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27/02/2012 … ALEC DENT a 20-year-old Southampton Solent undergraduate, has won the Southampton heat of the Chortle Student Comedy Award with a routine based around his Obsessive…
2012 Archives
Mon 27 February 2012
Jackie Mason: Fearless
27/02/2012 … ‘If it’s in the news, it’s in the show’ boasts the blurb for Jackie Mason’s last ever run in London.
Sun 26 February 2012
Miles ahead
26/02/2012 … Miles Jupp is through to the final of Let's Dance For Sport Relief after his version of Prodigy’s Firestarter was saved by judges.
And Ken Goodwin goes, too
Another Comedians veteran dies
26/02/2012 … Veteran stand-up Ken Goodwin has died at the age of 78.
Sat 25 February 2012
Cruel jokes drive Matt Lucas from Twitter
Sick comments about ex-partner's death
25/02/2012 … Matt Lucas has announced his decision to quit Twitter after being subjected to sick taunts about the suicide of his ex-partner.
'We bet you never see live comedy'
Funny Women blasts Chortle judges
25/02/2012 … Organisers of the Funny Women competition have accused Chortle Award judges of perpetuating a 'boys' club' image of comedy and choosing nominees based on a 'Google…
Shall I compere thee...
Ted Shiress learns a lot from MCing
25/02/2012 … I remember my first few gigs, I’d go on stage with a list of funny ideas with a vague idea how to waffle up a narrative between them.