2016 Archives
Fri 29 July 2016
When Shortlist tried to censor Stewart Lee
Magazine didn't want to upset advertisers... or Jack Whitehall
29/07/2016 … Lifestyle magazine Shortlist attempted to censor Stewart Lee for fear he might upset advertisers – or Jack Whitehall.
Street performing... it's all about freedom
Mat Ricardo's monthly dispatch from the world of variety
29/07/2016 … As regular readers will know, I haven't always been the middlingly-successful, reasonably-priced but excellently-attired cabaret schmuck that you see before…
Edinburgh Fringe comedy reviews 2016
The best, and the rest, of the festival
29/07/2016 … Doug Anthony All Stars (DAAS) Live On Stage James Acaster: Reset * Louis CK Scott Agnew: I’ve Snapped My Banjo String, Let’s Just Talk .
'Landmark' book deal for Robert Webb
29/07/2016 … Robert Webb is to write his memoirs AND his first novel, following a 'landmark' book deal.
© Slapstick/Adam Johnson Was Dara O Briain a saint in a previous life?
29/07/2016 … • 'When I was doing Spitting Image, Kate Robbins threw a party and Des O'Connor was in the corner playing a white grand piano, wearing a white suit and I thought,…
Blasphemy!
Monty Don blasts The Good Life
29/07/2016 … It is usually considered one of the jewels in the crown of British sitcom.
