Russell Brand film to open US festival
09/01/2015 … THE documentary about Russell Brand’s conversion from comedian to political agitator, Second Coming, is to open this year’s South By Southwest festival in Texas…
2015 Archives
Fri 09 January 2015
Thu 08 January 2015
© BBC Crims
08/01/2015 … Crims is basically Porridge as done by BBC Three – which means plenty of gags about wanking, bummings and threesomes.
Demo planned over famine comedy
Protesters to descend on Channel 4
08/01/2015 … Campaigners are planning to hold a demonstration outside Channel 4's headquarters in protest at their planned comedy set against the Irish famine.
Women not allowed
Comedian insists on an all-male audience
08/01/2015 … A comedian says he’ll ban women from the audience of his next Edinburgh show.
A Slough death...
Sky 1 orders apocalyptic comedy-drama
08/01/2015 … Sky 1 has ordered a new comedy-drama about the end of the world.
Wed 07 January 2015
Bec Hill in… Ellipsis
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Soho Theatre
07/01/2015 … In November, Bec Hill won a plastic loo seat for having the best toilet joke: ‘For Christmas last year I got given Sudoku toilet paper.