Climate of fear silences comics
...says Have I Got News For You producer
31/08/2009 … Television comedians are censoring themselves because of a culture of fear at the BBC, according to one of the most respected producers in comedy.
Mon 31 August 2009
Simon Jenkins Plus One – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … With two feisty, inebriated ladies unavoidable in the middle of the front row, this was certainly a rowdy gig for a relative newcomer to have to deal with.
Bitch Got Owned – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … Sajeela Kershi is best known for her appearance in Brendon Burns’s award-winning 2007 show as a stooge audience member who takes offence at his race-based material.
Dead Cat Bounce – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … Forget one man and a guitar, this is full-on musical comedy, with a four-piece rock band and all the volume and energy that entails.
Mackenzie Taylor: No Straightjacket Required – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … Mackenzie Taylor is the approachable face of mental illness.
Rob Brown: What A Load Of Kabul! – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … You absolutely have to admire what Rob Brown did during his 18-month stay in the Afghan capital.
Oh – Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … There’s a distinct and unique voice coming through in this quirky sketch show – even if that voice does start to get very irritating even in its brief 40-minute…
Pifftacular : Fringe 2009
31/08/2009 … It’s hard not to notice Piff The Magic Dragon when he makes his appearances on the circuit.