Ben Van Der Velde's Chain Letter
05/08/2013 … Remember the golden era of bet-based comedy? The years when Dave Gorman circled the globe, desperately trying to find other men called Dave Gorman to take photos…
2013 Archives
Mon 05 August 2013
We're Free of blame
Edinburgh venues deny encouraging 'terrible' shows
05/08/2013 … Promoters of free shows at the Edinburgh Fringe have hit back at claims they encourage too many inexperienced comedians to inflict ‘terrible experiences’ on…
Google hosts online Comic Relief show
Watch at home... as the Laughometer watches you
05/08/2013 … Comic Relief is presenting an ‘online comedy club’ to tie in with the Edinburgh Fringe.
'I wanted to be Vic Reeves'
Joey Page chooses his comedy favourites
05/08/2013 … Noel FieldingThere were so many thing I wanted to include in this playlist, But you have to dance with the one that brought you.
Too many free shows are 'absolutely terrible experiences'
Says Edinburgh awards chief Nica Burns
05/08/2013 … The head of the Edinburgh Comedy Awards has accused ‘a lot’ of new comedians of inflicting ‘absolutely terrible experiences’ on to audiences by coming to…
The Patrice plagiarist
Comic outed for stealing O'Neal's material
05/08/2013 … An online comedian has been caught out stealing material from the late Patrice O’Neal.
Sun 04 August 2013
'I don't care what you think, I love Vicar Of Dibley'
Alfie Moore chooses his comedy favourites
04/08/2013 … Les DawsonA lot of people talk about ‘funny bones’.