What comedy needs is partition
Alan Varley suggests a way to end the culture war
09/04/2015 … Yesterday I wrote about the culture of offence surrounding comedy, including 'safe space' policy Cardiff University used to prevent a gig by Dapper Laughs.
2015 Archives
Thu 09 April 2015
Russell Peters: My joke thief claims were 'a prank'
Backtrack over Trevor Noah comments
09/04/2015 … Russell Peters has done a U-turn on his claims that new Daily Show host Trevor Noah stole his material – saying his baseless comments were just a ‘prank’.
Wed 08 April 2015
Bob Mortimer the new face of Bombadier beer
08/04/2015 … Bob Mortimer is to star in a new advertising campaign for Bombardier beer, taking over from Rik Mayall.
Juan Vesuvius in Calypso Nights
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
08/04/2015 … It’s fiesta time! Wander into Calypso Nights and you’d be forgiven for thinking you’d stumbled into a roadshow by a genuine Venezuelan local radio DJ as he…
Trygve Wakenshaw: Nautilus
Melbourne International Comedy Festival review by Steve Bennett
08/04/2015 … Although it's not advertised – nor priced – as such, this is, I'm quietly told as I take my seat, a work in progress from Trygve Wakenshaw, creator of one of…
And the Chortle student people's choice is....
Wildcard semi-finalists also named
08/04/2015 … Lauren Pattison has been voted the People's Choice finalist in the Chortle Student Comedy Awards.