What have you recently done for the first time?
29/07/2019 … Eaten an avocado.
2019 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Mon 29 July 2019
'For the record, I am not Gazza'
The Mash Report's Steve N Allen recalls his most memorable gigs
29/07/2019 … Best gig It came about because I was doing some comedy work on a radio station in the South West.
'It was obscene and grotesque and made me scream laughing'
Flo & Joan – aka sisters Nicola and Rosie Dempsey. – pick their comedy favourites
29/07/2019 … Roald Dahl We were obsessed with Roald Dahl as kids and our favourite book was Roald Dahl’s Revolting Rhyme’.
Sun 28 July 2019
Who was the first person you remember fancying?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions
28/07/2019 … April O'Neill from the Ninja Turtles cartoon.
'Half the audience had either been punched in the face or opted to go home'
Visiting US comedian Langston Kerman recalls his most memorable gigs
28/07/2019 … I’ve had some pretty amazing opportunities as a stand-up comic.
Deeply insightful about the worst corners of humanity... while being extraordinarily clownish
Ben Van Der Velde picks his comedy favourites
28/07/2019 … Victor Borge I adore Tim Minchin, Bill Bailey and had my mind blown when my Dad introduced me to the lyrical and manual dexterity of Tom Lehrer,…
Sat 27 July 2019
We want to change the face of comedy!
So say the team behind A Black Lady Sketch Show
27/07/2019 … Most comedians lucky enough to land a sketch show on TV will hope it makes people laugh.
The biggest wake-up call I've ever had
Joz Norris recalls his most memorable gigs
27/07/2019 … First Gig Laugh Out Loud Comedy Club at the Queen Charlotte, Norwich, while I was at uni.