Michael McIntyre: Showtime
15/11/2012 … Unfairly derided by comedy’s self-appointed cool kids, Michael McIntyre has proved he can do the business, both metaphorically and literally.
2012 DVDs
Here are our reviews of comedy DVDs – and the occasional CD. Mainly stand-up, but some sitcoms, sketch shows, documentaries etc too…
Thu 15 November 2012
Wed 14 November 2012
© C4 Jeff Dunham: Minding The Monsters
14/11/2012 … Out just in time for Christmas comes best-selling ventriloquist Jeff Dunham’s Halloween themed special.
Tue 13 November 2012
Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues
13/11/2012 … Kevin Bridges has an idea for a chat show.
Mon 12 November 2012
Stewart Lee: Carpet Remnant World
12/11/2012 … A couple of years ago, Frankie Boyle said comics should quit before they are 40, by which time they are creatively spent.
Fri 09 November 2012
Ross Noble: Nonsensory Overload
09/11/2012 … It’s really not the done thing to review something without seeing it all the way through – but Ross Noble makes that difficult, if not impossible.
Wed 07 November 2012
Phil Nichol: Nearly Gay and The Naked Racist
07/11/2012 … Some comics reflect the audience’s own lives back at them, taking pains to emphasise how normal they are, how universal their observations.
Mon 19 March 2012
Mitch Benn: Breaking Strings
Track-by-track CD review by Steve Bennett
19/03/2012 … Radio 4's Now Show regular Mitch Benn releases his seventh studio album, Breaking Strings, today, Here's our track-by-track review1.
Tue 06 March 2012
Boothby Graffoe: Bang! Is This Your Vehicle Sir?
06/03/2012 … Lazing on a hammock strung between the twin poles of lethargic singer-songwriting and low-energy whimsical comedy is the dryly fatalistic Boothby Graffoe, strumming…