Hackney contest goes ahead
Talent hunt not hit by venue closure
08/10/2009 … Next year’s Hackney Empire New Act Of The Year competition is to go ahead, despite the closure of the historic East London venue.
Thu 08 October 2009
Tickling The English by Dara O Briain
08/10/2009 … Cross a Frank Skinner-style tour diary, a Paxmanesque dissertation on the state of the English as a people and the annual output of the Bureau Of National Statistics,…
'Blacking up' row hits Australian TV
08/10/2009 … An Australian comedy show has been slammed for a sketch in which white performers ‘blacked up’ to impersonate the Jackson Five.
The Nine O'Clock Schmooze
08/10/2009 … It’s unusual for a stand-up with a relatively modest profile to hire out a 535-seater theatre.
Review of Bennett Arron supporting Mark Maier
08/10/2009 … Mild-mannered Arron is one of the most innocuous comedians on the circuit.
Wed 07 October 2009
Behind closed doors
US network snaps up stand-ups' chat show
07/10/2009 … A backstage chat show in which top comedians trade stories and jokes about life on the road has been snapped up by prestigious American cable broadcaster Showtime.
'The telly lot are never going to make any sketch shows'
07/10/2009 … The world of comedy can seem obsessed with youth, driven by the perpetual quest for the next big thing in a sea of rising stars.