2013 Archives
Fri 25 October 2013
Stars Of Father Ted
Gig review by Jay Richardson at the Galway Comedy Festival
25/10/2013 … 'ARSE!', 'FECK!', 'GIRLS!' Such is the affection in which Father Ted is still held, more than 15 years after the dysfunctional priest sitcom ended, that 'Tedfests'…
Barry Humphries: Eat Pray Laugh - The Farewell Tour
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Milton Keynes Theatre
25/10/2013 … What a way to bow out! After 58 incredible years, Barry Humphries retires Dame Edna – and indeed all his creations - with a glorious mix of pathos, showmanship…
Little love for I Love My Country
Series dropped amid poor ratings
25/10/2013 … Frank Skinner and Micky Flanagan's game show I Love My Country has been dropped after one series.
Still Game sells out
25/10/2013 … GREG HEMPHILL and Ford Kiernan have added two extra dates to their Still Game comeback after almost 50,000 tickets for four live shows sold in under 24 hours.
The blog that gets 'pervy' about comics
25/10/2013 … •Gordon Brown’s aggressive spin doctor Damian McBride has revealed an unusual inspiration: Simon Day.
The imponderable joy of the open mic comic
Russ Haynes ponders his lot...
25/10/2013 … As a comic on the five-minute circuit it struck me as complete utter madness that I've joined an exclusive egotistic self-deprecating club designed as a relief for…
Arnold Brown: The movie
25/10/2013 … Arnold Brown is making a 'semi-fictionalised' film about his life, which he's described as 'the patisserie version of Trainspotting'.