Winning isn't easy...
Stephen Grant : The acceptance speech I should have given
26/02/2008 … Monday night was the Chortle awards, and I won best compere.
2008 Opinions
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Tue 26 February 2008
Sun 24 February 2008
Satire? The joke's on us
Michael Monkhouse on the comedy that's an insidious enemy
24/02/2008 … I was chuffed to read that shy Frasier actor Kelsey Grammer is turning into a sensational cinema attraction.
Thu 21 February 2008
Pints of view
Dean Burnett on the link between comedy and alcohol
21/02/2008 … I recently took part in the BBC Wales Funny Business contest, which was a remarkable learning experience.
Fri 15 February 2008
The Edinburgh of the East Midlands
Nick Irvine attends the Leicester Comedy Festival
15/02/2008 … 10:30am, Saturday, February 9, and due to tedious work commitments I sat waiting at a desolate train station in Kent having missed the first day of the Leicester…
Tue 12 February 2008
I'm really going places...
Comic Steve Day on life in the fast lane
12/02/2008 … On July 4 this year I will celebrate.
Sun 10 February 2008
Last comic caring...
Dan Atkinson on the trials of NBC's reality show
10/02/2008 … On Friday February 1, 2008, around 50 international comedians were flown to Mimi for a heat of the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing.
Sun 03 February 2008
The home of stand-up
Steve Bennett takes a trip to the Catskill mountains
03/02/2008 … “I always sit in the back of planes,” jokes the slick, suited comedian on stage.
Fri 01 February 2008
© BBC Comedy needs the serious stuff
Bill Bruce sings the praises of fearless journalists
01/02/2008 … Oh no, here she comes.