Ed Byrne: Spoiler Alert
Gig review by Steve Bennett at the Camberley Theatre
17/10/2017 … ‘Spoiler alert’ is a phrase that was once on the zeitgeist, now in the mainstream – a perfect title for a show from a man who is himself slipping…
Tue 17 October 2017
Parkinson's benefit goes great shakes
17/10/2017 … A comedy benefit show raised more than £9,500 for Parkinson’s UK last night.
What was Arnold Brown's job before he was a stand-up?
17/10/2017 … Test your comedy knowledge with our weekly trivia quiz - compiled, as always by broadcaster and comedy historian Hayden Parker.
© BBC/Richard Ansett Another day, another grisly murder scene
How the Inside No 9 duo play dead for fun
17/10/2017 … Ever wondered how Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton come up with so many inventive and grisly deaths for their characters? Apparently, it's plenty of practice.
What is a joke?
And why comedians should write more of them - by Dave Cohen
17/10/2017 … If you want to make progress as a stand-up, it seems obvious that you should be writing more and more jokes.
The government is about to talk balls
...thanks to comedy mathematician Matt Parker
17/10/2017 … It's probably not THE biggest scandal in football – but comedy mathematician Matt Parker has become vexed by the roadsigns directing fans to stadiums.
John Oliver backs new TV series from Wyatt Cenac
17/10/2017 … American comedian Wyatt Cenac is to star in a topical comic documentary series executive produced by John Oliver.