2015 Archives
Wed 01 April 2015
Commonwealth Games up for a comedy award
Opening ceremony nominated in Scottish accolades
01/04/2015 … Eddie Izzard, the Still Game reunion – and the opening ceremony of the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games – are among the nominees for the second Scottish Comedy…
![Sarah Kendall: A Day In October [Melbourne] | Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett](/images/photos/small/sk_sarah_kendall15.jpg "Sarah Kendall: A Day In October [Melbourne] | Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett")
Sarah Kendall: A Day In October [Melbourne]
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
01/04/2015 … A Day In October is in content and style a natural progression from Sarah Kendall’s last festival show, Touchdown, as she matures from stand-up to storytelling.
Sam Simmons: Spaghetti For Breakfast
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
01/04/2015 … Sam Simmons has a bugbear about ‘relatable’ comedy – an adjective that’ll never get affixed to his wild, absurdist output.
An Evening With Sammy J And Randy
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
01/04/2015 … Sammy J and Randy have just wrapped on their first sitcom, an odd-couple flatshare affair based on their 2010 live show Ricketts Lane for the ABC.
Making their stamp on history
Comedians honoured by Royal Mail
01/04/2015 … A set of stamps have today been released featuring a series of famous comedy faces from the 1950s to the present day.
Comedy icons in their own words
New classic interview series for Gold
01/04/2015 … Some of Britain’s legendary comedians are to be profiled in a new series using archive footage of their chat-show appearances.