Fri 09 December 2016
A John Kearns Christmas
Gig review by Steve Bennett at Battersea Arts Centre, London
09/12/2016 … There’s something about the ritualism of Christmas, both unwaveringly familiar yet a strange departure from normal life, that well suits John Kearns’s suburban…
Billy Connolly retakes DVD No 1 slot
09/12/2016 … Billy Connolly has retaken his position at the top of the stand-up DVD chart.
You can't say 'scrotum' in front of Camilla
09/12/2016 … •‘I am the funniest man in the world and I don’t like any other comedians.
Fleabag
Theatre review by Steve Bennett at the Soho Theatre
09/12/2016 … As calling cards go, Fleabag is attention-grabbing: an audacious, hilarious, candid, compelling and heartbreaking look at the life of a very modern ‘hot mess’.
© Steve Ullathorne John Dowie's memoirs WILL be published
Pioneering comic hits his crowdfunding target
09/12/2016 … The memoirs of alternative comedy forerunner John Dowie are to be published after the former comedian hit his crowdfunding target.
© Toby Hancock/Rex Is this the best comedy bill of 2017?
Rowan Atkinson heads star-studded benefit
09/12/2016 … Rowan Atkinson is to make a rare live appearance at a star-studded comedy benefit show next year.