You are not 'pushing at boundaries'
44 comedians sign open letter against Dapper Laughs
10/11/2014 … A lot has been written recently about ITV comedian Dapper Laughs - real name Daniel O’Reilly.
2014 Opinions
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Mon 10 November 2014
Sun 09 November 2014
Man has sex with a woman shocker!
09/11/2014 … Since you have good taste in reading material – you’re here, aren’t you? – you might be unaware that Jason Manford has made the front page of The Sun today,…
Thu 06 November 2014
Why there will never be a British Daily Show
Lorcan Mullan says we shouldn't try to ape the States
06/11/2014 … Recently 10 O'Clock Live was consigned to the scrapheap of British TV history, alongside the likes of The 11 O'Clock Show, Tonightly, The Late Edition with Marcus…
Wed 05 November 2014
Women on panel shows: crunching the numbers
Alan Varley looks at the stats
05/11/2014 … Now that the situation in Israel and Gaza has calmed down I have decided to stop work on my peace plan for the region and turn my attention to another long-running…
Thu 30 October 2014
Sexists, you should be ashamed of yourselves
Michael Legge on the rise of the loud-and-proud idiots
30/10/2014 … It's 2014 but I think it was said best back in 1971 by the late Marvin Gaye: "What the fuck is going on?"I liked the last couple of years.
Mon 27 October 2014
Comedy time travel
James Rose fires up his flux capacitor
27/10/2014 … ‘There’s no decent comedy on these days’.
Thu 23 October 2014
Did 10 O'Clock Live ever stand a chance?
Lorcan Mullan on the news the topical show is no more
23/10/2014 … I stuck it out with 10 O’Clock Live right up to the end.
Fri 17 October 2014
Time waits for no funny man
New comic Simon Ramsden gives himself a pep talk
17/10/2014 … I've recently come to the conclusion that time waits for no funny man, nor funny woman.