Catherine Semark at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Though a relative newcomer, well-spoken Catherine Semark has understated elegance and quiet confidence, that draws the audience in – even though her routine is…
Tue 22 September 2009
© Claudia Wass Jo Selby as Tatiana Ostrakova at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Jo Selby's character of Russian comedian Tatiana Ostrakova, fresh from Jongleurs Minsk, was a highlight of the night.
Elizabeth Mee at the 2009 Funny Women final
22/09/2009 … Elizabeth Mee admits she’s a stereotype: middle-aged and upper-middle-class, she’s Radio 4 in human form, and makes predictable references to Agas and children…
Mon 21 September 2009
Too old to be funny?
Ashlea Dutton, 16, wonders if comics have a sell-by date
21/09/2009 … Does the comedy scene belong to the younger model? In the showroom are the flashy Porsches named Whitehall, Kane and Donnelly, revving up technology-based gags,…
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21/09/2009 … PEACOCK SEASON, the low-budget film about the Edinburgh Fringe starring many of the festival's comics, is receiving an advance screening at London's Leicester Square…
Win Britain's Got The Pop Factor DVD...
21/09/2009 … Peter Kay's latest DVD is released next Monday – and we have five copies to give away.
Storm over Tiernan's Jewish jokes
Holocaust comments 'unacceptable'
21/09/2009 … Tommy Tiernan has sparked another controversy after ranting against Jews, and claiming he would have killed twice as many in the Holocaust.
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21/09/2009 … BILLY CONNOLLY is to star as the king in the animated Pixal/Disney fairytale, The Bear and The Bow, about a Scottish princess who turns her back on her royal duties…