TV review: Vicious
Steve Bennett on ITV's new sitcom
30/04/2013 … Before the launch of Vicious, its star Sir Ian McKellen hailed it as a sign that TV ‘has grown up’: a sitcom whose protagonists just happen to be gay.
2013 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 30 April 2013
Mon 29 April 2013
Meet the semi-finalists
Chortle Student Comedy Award 2013
29/04/2013 … Manchester semi-final XS Malarkey, Jabez CleggUniversity Of Manchester 2 Portsmouth Street M13 9GBSunday May 12Buy Tickets: £5 (£3 concs)Name: Conor Neville Age:…
Fri 26 April 2013
The Night I Died
26/04/2013 … This is such an obvious idea it would be a wonder if no one’s thought of it before – a talk show based entirely around comedians recalling their worst ever gigs.
Wed 24 April 2013
Pain is funny
Eddie Pepitone's comedy favourites
24/04/2013 … Watching other comedians bombThere is nothing quite like the tension and human drama of watching a funny person go down in flames.
Mon 15 April 2013
'The only comedian who has made me laugh out loud, in a shop'
Simon Evans on his comedy favourites
15/04/2013 … I have chosen pieces that have really made me laugh, rather than anything I believe to have been influential on me professionally.
Wed 10 April 2013
I love the Inbetweeners. The dialogue is bang on
Russell Peters chooses his comedy favourites
10/04/2013 … Patrice O’Neal: Elephant in the Room (2011)I can’t believe how good Patrice was in this special.
Tue 02 April 2013
'This is one of the most wonderful things I’ve ever seen...'
Isy Suttie chooses her comedy favourites
02/04/2013 … The Lonely Island – Just 2 GuyzThey’re more well known for Dick In A Box, but Just 2 Guyz is my favourite video of The Lonely Island’s – the sketch trio…
Mon 01 April 2013
‘I give Stewart Lee credibility’
Jay Richardson talks to Canadian comedy enigma Baconface
01/04/2013 … The Stand unveiled its Edinburgh Fringe programme today; and among the many familiar names such as Alexei Sayle, Mark Thomas, Stewart Lee and Stephen K Amos is a…