The Ryan Awards
Stand-up John Ryan suggests some alternatives to the Chortles...
17/02/2009 … It’s Chortle award time again.
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Tue 17 February 2009
Mon 16 February 2009
Don't let me in!
After the Geert Wilders case, Dutch comic Micha Wertheim hopes to be banned from the UK too
16/02/2009 … If nothing goes according to plan, next week I will fly from Amsterdam to London and perform two one-man shows at the Battersea Arts Centre.
Fri 13 February 2009
A blessing in disguise?
Dan Cardwell on the new morality
13/02/2009 … I won’t bore you with the details, should God or the Devil be in them or not, as we have surely all had enough of Sachsgate hysteria.
Thu 12 February 2009
The sitcom classic nobody's talking about
Andy Murray sings the praises of Still Game
12/02/2009 … In a recent edition of her column, Radio Times TV editor Alison Graham was predicting the death of the great British sitcom.
Wed 11 February 2009
The cost of laughing
Richard Norton on the comedy crunch...
11/02/2009 … It often takes a human face for people to become aware of a problem and finally I have found that for the credit crunch.
Tue 03 February 2009
An alternative view of alternative comedy
03/02/2009 … Thirty years ago, the comedy landscape of Britain was transformed forever.
Fri 30 January 2009
Advice for new stand-ups
Competition entrant Peter Merrett shares his experiences
30/01/2009 … I wrote the following advice for a friend due to do his first stand-up gig at the Laughing Horse new act competition, which I entered two years ago:If you don't…
Wed 28 January 2009
A bad day for satire?
Dave Cohen doesn't think so...
28/01/2009 … I’ve been reading a lot of articles recently, informing me that the conclusion of the Presidency of George W.