'A masterclass in what not to do'
Paul Chowdhry picks his comedy favourites
01/08/2014 … Joan RiversShe’s a real living legend.
2014 Archives
Fri 01 August 2014
Thu 31 July 2014
EastEnd Cabaret: Sexual Tension
31/07/2014 … They may be called EastEnd Cabaret, but nowadays they show little trace of the London district where the act was conceived, with sensibilities that are more Pigalle…
Beasts: Solo
31/07/2014 … It’s an unwritten rule of sketch comedy that troupes must be forever bickering, at odds with each other to create some dramatic tension.
Ben Verth: Anxious
31/07/2014 … Ben Verth can be pretty amusing as he takes apart his minor personality deficiencies, using stand-up to celebrate the things that could otherwise socially embarrass…
Chris Turner: Pretty Fly
31/07/2014 … Chris Turner's many, many gags in this remarkable debut hour elicit a mixture of responses.
Robin And Partridge: Robin Dies At The End
31/07/2014 … Robin Clyfan and Charlie Partridge are greeted on stage with the sort of whoops that you’d expect if One Direction themselves had decided to have a bash at comedy.
Brenda Monk Is Funny by Katy Brand
31/07/2014 … Books about stand-up comics are legion, but Katy Brand’s first novel starts from the people so often overlooked in fiction – as they are in the green room – …
Radio 4 sitcom for Susan Calman
And a new show for Robert Newman
31/07/2014 … Susan Calman is to star in her own Radio 4 sitcom.