It's the besta Leicester
Ten tips for Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival
04/02/2015 … Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival kicks off tonight, offering a dizzying choice of around 600 shows over the next two-and-a-half weeks.
2015 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Wed 04 February 2015
Mon 26 January 2015
Pedantic, creepy and sweaty... I love him!
Fin Taylor chooses his comedy favourites
26/01/2015 … I've tried to choose particular routines that people may not be aware of, or praise particular sitcom characters that are more unsung heroes.
Fri 23 January 2015
'I love stand-up, but I want to do something different'
Mark Thomas on comedy, protest and passion
23/01/2015 … The news that Pub Landlord Al Murray is to contest this year’s election in Nigel Farage’s constituency might be blurring the distinction between comedy and…
Fri 16 January 2015
Joke candidates?
Comedians who turned politicians
16/01/2015 … As Al Murray announces his tongue-in-cheek, pint-in-hand bid to become MP for Thanet South in Kent, we look at some other comedians with political ambition:The…
Wed 07 January 2015
If people don't like this show, they don't like us
Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney on Catastrophe
07/01/2015 … Sharon HorganExplain a bit about Catastrophe.
Mon 05 January 2015
Comedy that makes you you laugh and think and feel
Sketch trio Beasts choose their comedy favourites
05/01/2015 … Owen Roberts's picks…Big Train: GymnasticsIt's a clichéd thing to say, but when Big Train first came on television it was the programme you simply had to watch…
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Sitcoms set against the backdrop of tragedy
05/01/2015 … American Civil WarDeath toll: 600,000The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)The story revolved around a black servant named Desmond Pfeiffer who, in a convoluted…