Peter Kay pipped at the Emmys post
'Pop Factor' misses out on award
24/11/2009 … Peter Kay has lost out on the International Emmy for best comedy to a Japanese show.
Tue 24 November 2009
Kevin Shevlin at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Relative newcomer Kevin Shevlin shows some genuine promise in his distinctive writing, though his performance skills are still very underdeveloped.
Tim Bradbury at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Tim Bradbury can beatbox a bit, but there’s very little comedy to be found in his bland set, which largely involved complaining about his being ginger in a camp…
Richard Brophy at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Australian Richard Brophy, with five years’ experience under his belt, went through the motions of stand-up, but his slickly performed, but rather unchallenging,…
Marlon Davis at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Still a relative newcomer, Marlon Davis bursts on to the stage like a breath of fresh air, with impish grin, boyish enthusiasm and an effortlessly open, confident…
Stuart Black at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Stuart Black’s set struggled to take flight, though he has some interesting ideas and the occasional delightful – or otherwise – turn of phrase.
Richard Bowen at the FHM Search For A Stand-Up Hero final
24/11/2009 … Rookie Richard Bowen’s selection of punny one-liners – delivered with the unforgiving deadpan many an unconfident newcomer adopts – are decidedly hit and miss,…