Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
George Ryegold creator Toby Williams shares his comedy favourites
31/07/2013 … There is so much great comedy I could go on about here: Harold Lloyd, Porridge, Rising Damp, Doctor In Clover and Chorlton & The Wheelies to name but a very, very…
Jay Richardson reviews Alpha Papa
30/07/2013 … The received wisdom for transferring television comedies to cinema is to try to make the laughs bigger and louder, perhaps ramp up the nudity or the swearing, while…
Brendon Burns chooses his comedy favourites
30/07/2013 … Reverend Brown and Randy Watson Legendary Entertainer from Coming to AmericaIt's going to become apparent that I'm a big fan of black American comedy and stage death.
Sean Hughes chooses his comedy favourites
29/07/2013 … Richard PryorRichard Pryor is the reason I became a stand-up, so he will always be my favourite comic of all time.
Edinburgh 10 x10: Ten offputting blurbs
26/07/2013 … OK, some of these are deliberately offputting or underplayed as a double-bluff, but these are not exactly well-sold.
26/07/2013 … David Walliams’s new sitcom Big School – which he both stars in and co-wrote with The Dawson Brothers – starts on BBC One next month, with an ensemble cast…
Perfect Playlist: Ali Cook chooses his comedy favourites
26/07/2013 … Steve Martin: Let’s Get Small (1977)He started out working in a magic shop in Disneyland and ended up as one of the greatest comedians of all time.
Edinburgh 10 x10: Shows with short runs
25/07/2013 … For stand-ups, the Fringe is usually all about honing your show over 25 nights, give or take.
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