The Muppets Gala at Just For Laughs Montreal
27/07/2012 … It has to be one of the best opening sequences in TV… and as the drumroll heralds the start of the Muppet Show theme, it brings a lump of to the throat and a palpable…
2012 Archives
Fri 27 July 2012
Thu 26 July 2012
White males dominate TV stand-up
So says survey of US talk shows
26/07/2012 … Stand-ups on American TV are overwhelmingly white men, a new survey has revealed.
'We don't need you!'
Patton Oswalt's message to the comedy industry
26/07/2012 … TV executives and agents need to treat comedians with more respect – because comics no longer need their support to become successful.
What happens when there’s actually a rock god in the room…
26/07/2012 … With the advent of arena comedy tours, comedians can sometimes mistake themselves for rock stars.
'Distracted by a bat with human testicles'
Lee Kern on his new prank show, Celebrity Bedlam
26/07/2012 … Tell us about Celebrity Bedlam?Celebrity Bedlam is a six-part prank show on celebs.
You never forget your first time...
Nathan Willcock has a reality check for his Fringe debut
26/07/2012 … If someone had told me five years ago that I would be taking a show up to the Edinburgh Fringe, my mind would have been filled with images of me being held aloft…
7. Ten descriptions that really put us off...
26/07/2012 … The shows may be excellent… or they may not.