A record-breaking stitch-up
Comic juggler Mat Ricardo on a disastrous gig on Chinese TV
24/01/2016 … They started it.
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Sun 24 January 2016
Fri 22 January 2016
Hey critics, maybe sometimes satire isn't meant to be taken at face value
Andrew Doyle defends the nuance of Charlie Hebdo
22/01/2016 … I’ve always wanted to write about football.
Mon 04 January 2016
Netflix and thrill
On-demand services are a huge boon to stand-up, says Barry Carter
04/01/2016 … We are in the Golden Age of Television, some of the best TV drama ever made has been in the last five or so years.
Mon 21 December 2015
© David Olsan TV sketch comedy shouldn't be history
Steve Palace says executives, not viewers, lost their appetite
21/12/2015 … On Christmas Eve, David Walliams returns to the format that launched him in sketch showcase Walliams & Friend.
Sun 20 December 2015
Farewell to Time Out's comedy section
Robin Ince on the burial of his teenage hipster hopeful youth
20/12/2015 … It is sad, but unsurprising, to hear that Time Out is losing its comedy section and comedy editor.
Brian and Robin’s Christmas Compendium
Elaine Downs reports on Cox and Ince’s annual extravaganza
20/12/2015 … What do you do at Christmas to gather friends and family together when you are not religious and have had enough Nutcracker and panto to fill a million stockings?…
Thu 10 December 2015
I've been sexually harassed while working in comedy
10/12/2015 … In this piece, I would like to detail some of the occasions I have been a victim of sexism, sexual harassment and sexual assault whilst working in the comedy industry.
Sat 14 November 2015
'You had to be there'
A joke's meaning is lost the moment it leaves the room, says Robin Ince
14/11/2015 … 'What is taboo? What subjects do you shy away from on the stage?' asked the man in The Sound of McAlmont and Butler T-shirt ( a wise sartorial choice).