'Some people in this business are liars who will drop you in the shit'
Miles Jupp's Unfogettable Five gigs
30/07/2018 … First gigThis was at The Stand in Edinburgh in March 2000 in my first year at university.
2018 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mon 30 July 2018
Why John Cleese is Britain's greatest ever comedian
Dominic Frisby picks his Perfect Playlist
30/07/2018 … I've always loved farce.
Fri 27 July 2018
How shitting on a table could help your sitcom scripts
Some takeouts from a TV comedy panel at Just For Laughs
27/07/2018 … Streaming has changed the game in several ways.
Edinburgh 10x10: 10 female double acts
Sisters in comedy (and occasionally real life)
27/07/2018 … Shared bills are rife on the Fringe, but proper double acts are harder to come by.
Thu 26 July 2018
Edinburgh 10x10: Ten shows with animal-themed titles
26/07/2018 … Because this seems as good a way to select some random shows as any… Sheeps Liam Williams might be finding solo success, not least with BBC Three’s…
Wed 25 July 2018
Edinburgh 10x10: 10 theatre shows you might be interested in
Fringe plays with a comedy angle
25/07/2018 … As a comedy fan, this might be news to you: but there are actually OTHER sections of the Fringe programme? Weird, huh? Well here are a few picks from the Theatre…
Whine list
Ten memorable Room 101 moments
25/07/2018 … As host Frank Skinner announces that ‘Room 101 is dead’, we look back at some memorable moments from the show.
Tue 24 July 2018
Edinburgh 10x10: 10 shows with a gender agenda
From feminism to changing ideals of masculinity
24/07/2018 … Masculinity is in crisis, we’re often told, as the certainties of male-structured society fall away and expectations of behaviour become less concrete.