When a stranger buys you a drink
11/09/2024 … What could be a nicer surprise than a stranger buying you and your friends a drink at a bar? But in typical Aunty Donna style this act of kindness becomes a nightmarish…
2024 Archives
Wed 11 September 2024
There can be only one winner...
Comedian sets up a stand-up competition only he can enter
11/09/2024 … New act competitions are a rite of passage for everyone trying to break into the world of stand-up – which inevitably leads to disappointment for most…
'I do hope there are still delusional maniacs doing stand-up'
John Hastings on his most memorable gigs
11/09/2024 … John Hastings is putting out eight full-length comedy specials for free on YouTube this year, with his 2023 Edinburgh Fringe show The Times They Are A John Hastings…
Alex Horne interviews Jack Dee
11/09/2024 … Jack Dee battles with Alex Horne and his ‘weird looping machine’ in the latest awkward interview to promote the new series of Taskmaster.
© Alex Lake Just The Tonic launches new London comedy club
Romesh Ranganathan plays the opening night
11/09/2024 … Long-running comedy club Just The Tonic has announced a new London venue.
Tue 10 September 2024
What was the name of Hannah Gadsby’s latest Fringe show?
10/09/2024 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly multiple-choice trivia quiz, compiled – as always – by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
Lost Voice Guy takes half an hour off his Great North Run time
Comic Lee Ridley pushed around half-marathon in 2hr 34min
10/09/2024 … Lost Voice Guy Lee Ridley has taken part in his second Great North Run – with his team pushing him around the half-marathon course half an hour quicker than…
Trailer for The Franchise
10/09/2024 … Here’s the trailer for the new comedy series The Franchise, created by Armando Iannucci, director Sam Mendes, and Succession producer Jon Brown The series…