David Cameron avoids a Nazi surprise...
12/07/2013 … •Dawn French on how she might have saved her marriage to Lenny Henry: ‘Maybe I should’ve worn more interesting pants.
2013 Archives
Fri 12 July 2013
Comic survives shooting outside show
Gunman fired at point-blank range
12/07/2013 … A stand-up has survived a shooting at point-blank range after a comedy show.
Stranded!
'Shitty airline' forces Chris Addison to cancel gig
12/07/2013 … Chris Addison has had to cancel his gig in Lichfield tonight – after being stranded in America by a ‘shitty airline’.
Another comic sued for homophobia
Eddie Griffin vs lesbian couple
12/07/2013 … A woman has filed a lawsuit against Eddie Griffin for violating her civil rights after he made allegedly homophobic remarks about her.
Thu 11 July 2013
Is the “Is the Sketch Show Dead?” article dead?
11/07/2013 … Back in the early Nineties, every journalist worth his (or her) salt (or pepper) was tossing off some half-thought out article, using very little actual research…
Is the sketch show dead? No, it’s better off live
Daniel Henry Kaes offers an alternative view
11/07/2013 … David Bussell’s Chortle correspondence piece yesterday contended that the sketch show is in trouble.
Pryor doc wins film award
11/07/2013 … A FILM about Richard Pryor has been named best documentary at the East End Film Festival, which ended in London last night.