Me versus the gong
Ellyn Daniels on the brutality of the new act challenge
14/08/2017 … A talent manager once asked me how stand-up was going and I told him that stand-up was very much like an abusive boyfriend: it beats me down until I threaten to…
Mon 14 August 2017
Lauren Pattison: Lady Muck
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
14/08/2017 … It’s a contradiction shared by many comedians.
This made me proud to be an Australian Greek
Steen Raskopoulos picks his Perfect Playlist
14/08/2017 … My Perfect Playlist is a combination of various Australian performers and TV shows that I would enthusiastically re-enact at anytime anyone would pay me attention.
Ingrid Oliver: Speech!
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Jay Richardson
14/08/2017 … Political comedy without jokes can feel like a worthy TED Talk.
Fin Taylor: Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Steve Bennett
14/08/2017 … Fin Taylor found his mojo last year with the passionate and provocative rant challenging the white middle-class audience to confront questions of racism they would…
'Doctor' writer Richard Gordon dies at 95
Novels spawned movies and sitcoms
14/08/2017 … The writer of the Doctor series of comic novels and films has died at the age of 95.
Dane Baptiste: G.O.D. (Gold. Oil. Drugs)
Edinburgh Fringe comedy review by Paul Fleckney
14/08/2017 … As a general rule, it’s not worth getting hung up about show titles in Edinburgh, seeing as they’re submitted around six months before the actual festival.
Look who's 'Back'
First picture of Mitchell and Webb in new C4 comedy
14/08/2017 … Here is the first look at David Mitchell and Robert Webb in the new Channel 4 series Back.