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...whatever Horne & Corden might do, writes Ian Hawkins
30/03/2009 … I have written in various formats for print and broadcast, and happily, have never been accused of being so bad at it as to have brought about the death of an entire…
New Zealand-based English comic Diane Spencer offers tips to the rookies
27/03/2009 … The fat rookie in a custom-built Stormtrooper’s outfit, complete with snug codpiece, strode onstage with about one minute of material and stood there for six,…
But if you do, here are Dave Cohen's survival tips
25/03/2009 … It’s that time of year again.
Rhian Edwards interviews Isy Suttie
19/03/2009 … Few trained actors have ever made the successful transition into stand-up comedy.
Adam Gilder joins the ongoing debate
10/03/2009 … Cor, aren’t girls and boys different? That was the underlying assumption in a piece Germaine Greer wrote for the Guardian last week.
But, says Dave Cohen, cheats never prosper...
02/03/2009 … Well done Lee Hurst! The consensus in the comedy world seems to be that Lee struck a blow for all of us, in more ways than one, when he smashed up a punter’s mobile,…
Doug Lost discovers a new comedy genre
27/02/2009 … Whimsical comedy seems dead in the water.
25/02/2009 … Why would anyone want to do stand-up? Very few people seem to ask this question.
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