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© Climate Science Breakthrough Scientist Mark Maslin on working with Jo Brand
20/02/2024 … 'If people like me have to get involved, you know we are in deep shit,' says Jo Brand.
© Peabody Awards/CC BY-SA 2.0 by Chris Lamb of Indiana University
15/02/2024 … On April 24, 1976, Lorne Michaels, the creator and producer of the late-night NBC comedy program Saturday Night – it had not yet changed its name to Saturday…
Robert Garnham shares some hard-learned lessons
31/01/2024 … Gather round, my friends, as I tell you how the Edinburgh Fringe should not be done.
By conscientious objector Becky Fury
25/01/2024 … A lot of comedians and commentators who have adopted the currently trending ‘alternative’ right position have also adopted its mantra of ‘cancel…
© Netflix 17/01/2024 … Dave Chappelle’s latest Netflix special, The Dreamer, opens with a story about meeting Jim Carrey, who, at the time, was method acting and portraying comedian…
- says Alistair Barrie as he weighs up the pros and cons of putting content online
24/11/2023 … A few days ago, I read Sam Carrington’s Chortle article ‘Why Comedians Shouldn’t Fear Putting Their Material Online’ with interest because…
© Netflix Stand-up's new Netflix special shows the result of a new pressure on comics, says Sam Serrano
22/11/2023 … It’s not hyperbolic to say Matt Rife is the most successful comedian working today.
The adventures of 2021 Chortle Student Comedy Award winner down under
19/10/2023 … Goodbye Australia! What a whirlwind.
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