2012 Archives
Mon 24 September 2012
Alan Davies 'gets off lightly' in Liverpool
No heckles over Hillborough furore
24/09/2012 … Alan Davies faced no hostility when he played his first gig in Liverpool since making controversial comments about Hillsborough.
Emmys keep it in the Family
Although Louis CK does OK, too
24/09/2012 … Modern Family and Louis CK were among the big winners at the Emmys last night.
Marcus Brigstocke: The Brig Society
24/09/2012 … Sometimes it seems as if politics has gone beyond satire, given the cruelly ironic cry of ‘we’re all in this together’ echoing down from the gilded palaces…
Sun 23 September 2012
Barbershopera: Cabaret Sauvignon
23/09/2012 … Close-harmony quartets might not be exactly what every teenager is swapping on their smartphone, but Barbershopera have embraced the mannered, old-fashioned nature…
Sat 22 September 2012
Fear Of A Brown Planet
22/09/2012 … ‘Don’t worry,’ says Aamer Rahman after one politically charged routine about Barack Obama’s policies threatens to divide the audience.
Fri 21 September 2012
nsfw21
21/09/2012 … BOOSH star Julian Barratt is to join the cast of the forthcoming Royal Court production NSFW, playing the editor of a lads' mag.