Protestors 'sabotage' comedy show
They snap up all the tickets – then fail to show up
01/04/2016 … A comedy gig about free speech has been sabotaged – by protestors angry at stand-up Kate Smurthwaite's views.
2016 Archives
Fri 01 April 2016
Hannah Gadsby: Dogmatic
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
01/04/2016 … Hannah Gadsby was delighted with the acclaim her last show attracted, but dismayed by the fact those glowing reviews would be followed by a depression helpline number.
Sammy J & Randy Land
Melbourne comedy festival review by Steve Bennett
01/04/2016 … Stand-up’s a wonderful artform, but if you’re seeking some spectacle in your comedy festival show, you can’t go far wrong with the all-singing, all-dancing,…
![Josie Long: Romance And Adventure [R4] | Review by Steve Bennett](/images/photos/small/jl_josie_long_16.jpg "Josie Long: Romance And Adventure [R4] | Review by Steve Bennett")
Josie Long: Romance And Adventure [R4]
01/04/2016 … There's a strong sense of authenticity about Josie Long's post-coming-of-age sitcom, as you might expect if you've seen any of her more autobiographical stand-up.
Hannah Gadsby: Dogmatic
01/04/2016 … Hannah Gadsby was delighted with the acclaim her last show attracted, but dismayed by the fact those glowing reviews would be followed by a depression helpline…
© Mark Johnson / Channel4 'The same thing happened with Eamonn Holmes...'
01/04/2016 … • ‘It upsets me if I meet someone before a show wearing jeans and a jersey who goes on stage in the same clothes.
Brawl breaks out over comic's risqué jokes
‘It was mayhem. There were fists everywhere'
01/04/2016 … A brawl broke out in a comedy club when a heckler challenged comic Roger Monkhouse for telling risque jokes.
Ruth Jones becomes a novelist
First books sold after fierce bidding war
01/04/2016 … Ruth Jones is to release two novels, after a fierce bidding war between publishers.