Lewis Black – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

03/06/2007 … Lewis Black is one of the original grumpy old men.

Andrew Stanley – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

03/06/2007 … Andrew Stanley's a regular compere in the clubs of Ireland, and that grounding shows through in his set.

02/06/2007 … COMEDY double-act Dan Wright and Steve Marsh, who perform on the stand-up circuit as Electric Forecast and host kids’ TV show Big Cook Little Cook, will be presenting…

Bernard O'Shea – Original Review

Review by Steve Bennett

02/06/2007 … Bernard O'Shea is a fizzing, iridescent ball of sheer energy; a fast-talking, fast-thinking comedian who invigorates a room with his presence.

Comedy with no class

Decline of the working-class sitcom

01/06/2007 … Working class heroes have all-but disappeared from comedy, as society becomes increasingly middle class.

British comedy 'is bigoted'

Racism 'as rife as in the Seventies'

01/06/2007 … British comedy is as bigoted and racist today as it was in the Seventies, academics have claimed.

Causing a kerfuffle

David Walliams heads the week's trivia

01/06/2007 … ‘The most serious work is comedy; it is the most difficult thing of all.

smoking01

01/06/2007 … COMEDY club customers are in favour of the smoking ban that comes into force on July 1 by a margin of three-to-one, according to a survey of around 12,000 visitors…