Victoria Wood: An artist of the everyday
Gareth Entwistle remembers a comedy great
21/04/2016 … I can remember the specific time that I first ‘got’ comedy.
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Thu 21 April 2016
Wed 13 April 2016
An open letter to Karen Koren of the Gilded Balloon
From fellow/rival Edinburgh promoter Bob Slayer
13/04/2016 … An open letter to Karen Koren, artistic director of Edinburgh's Gilded Balloon,When I first read the news that the Gilded Balloon were taking over a Free Festival…
Mon 04 April 2016
'I’ll get further as a comic if I lose four stone'
Ariane Sherine's adventures in stand-up
04/04/2016 … Let me introduce myself.
Fri 18 March 2016
The links between comedy and autism
18/03/2016 … This week a new drama about autism starts on BBC One, The A Word.
Mon 07 March 2016
Can we be friends, variety and stand-up?
Mat Ricardo introduces his new monthly column
07/03/2016 … Dear stand-up comedy people, I am not one of you.
Tue 23 February 2016
Richard Herring's ten best interviews
Lorcan Mullan celebrates 100 RHLSTP episodes
23/02/2016 … As Tom Haverford once told Ron Swanson over a late night fireside chat on Parks and Recreation: 'Podcasts, there's a million of them, and they're all amazing.
Mon 22 February 2016
Don't be a thief, Keith
Comic and police officer Alfie Moore has a word...
22/02/2016 … I've been having a great time bringing my show to Perth, where the lovely friendly Australian audiences are nearly as warm as the weather.
Fri 19 February 2016
How to review a comedy show
Brendon Burns wants critics to show some humility
19/02/2016 … This week, Melbourne comedian Lawrence Mooney got some heat at the Adelaide Fringe for calling out a reviewer on her lack of qualifications.