Jake Yapp
06/08/2016 … Jake Yapp starts with a tour-de-force sketch in which he recreates the entire Edinburgh Fringe in a few short minutes, from jaded stand-ups to preppy drama students…
Sat 06 August 2016
Pat Cahill: D.O.T.T.
06/08/2016 … He almost forgets to mention it, but the abbreviated title of Pat Cahill’s show stands for ‘Deckchairs on the Titanic’, the metaphorical rearrangement of…
Seymour Mace: Shit Title
06/08/2016 … It’s what the world of light entertainment’s been crying out for: a combination of cheesy gameshow and dark introspection on the wretchedness of loneliness and…
I was called 'the least professional act ever'
Bethany Black recalls her most memorable gigs
06/08/2016 … First gigIn July 2003 I'd given up on my screenwriting ambition, I'd given up on my musical ambition, having just left the band I was a bassist for, and was working…
'It's fearless in committing to ideas'
Chris Stokes chooses his comedy favourites
06/08/2016 … Peter CookI'd heard a lot about Peter Cook before I'd ever seen any of his work, spoken about in terms such as 'genius' and 'the funniest man who ever drew breath'.
Fri 05 August 2016
Eddie Izzard to play a young Edward VII
Opposite Judi Dench as Victoria
05/08/2016 … Eddie Izzard is to play a young Edward VII in a film starring Judi Dench as Queen Victoria.