Self sabotaged?
Will says Vic & Bob cut all his Shooting Stars jokes
06/10/2014 … Former Shooting Stars captain Will Self has complained that Vic and Bob cut his best lines from the show – because they couldn’t bear to be upstaged.
2014 Archives
Mon 06 October 2014
Sun 05 October 2014
Just Like That! The Tommy Cooper Show
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Museum of Comedy
05/10/2014 … Most comedy depends on the impact of the surprise – Just Like That relies entirely on the familiar.
Curiouser and curiouser....
Museum of Curiosity returns in the comedy week ahead
05/10/2014 … The comedy week ahead.
Kevin Bridges reveals gambling problem
Comic blew his wages at the bookies
05/10/2014 … Kevin Bridges has revealed he once had a gambling problem, blowing every penny he earned from comedy to feed his habit.
Unseen Smith & Jones sitcom gets an airing
15-year-old footage unearthed for Slapstick festival
05/10/2014 … Footage of a sitcom starring Griff Rhys Jones and the late Mel Smith will finally be seen by the public – 15 years after it was made.
Sat 04 October 2014
Fri 03 October 2014
Comedy International Showcase
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Pleasance, Islington
03/10/2014 … A sort of Eurovision for comedy, this showcase in front of an industry crowd from the Comedy International Conference offers anglophone comics from across the continent…
Scottish Comedian Of The Year 2014 final
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the O2 ABC, Glasgow
03/10/2014 … On its ninth time around, the Scottish Comedian Of The Year competition struggled to find 12 strong acts for its final.