Wed 25 October 2006
Ricky won't shut up
New podcasts just weeks after he 'quit'
25/10/2006 … Ricky Gervais has announced that he’s making more podcasts – just a month after he said he was quitting for good.
Blow for Borat
25/10/2006 … It is the most-hyped comedy film this season – but Borat is having its American release slashed back because studio executives fear few people have heard of it.
Beat The Frog World Series 2006
25/10/2006 … It’s often easy to dismiss large, lively audiences; to assume they would prefer straight-down-the-line mainstream comedy over than anything too challenging.
The Two Faces Of Mitchell And Webb
25/10/2006 … Robert Mitchell and David Webb have been teetering on the brink of the big time for a very long time, but their TV shows have tended to underperform.
Phil James – Original Review
25/10/2006 … Phil James adopts that rigidly deadpan attitude many newer acts do as defence from exposing the real them, even if it means a harsher environment for their jokes.
Bethany Black – Original Review
25/10/2006 … Now here’s a phrase you won’t hear that often.
Tue 24 October 2006
Comic attacked after gig
24/10/2006 … Stand-up Bruce Devlin has undergone major surgery on a fractured jaw today after he was battered unconscious by teenage thugs in Edinburgh.