'Why don’t you all just boo me? It would be better than this'
Maria Shehata recalls her most memorable gigs
06/08/2019 … First gig My first gig was in Columbus, Ohio at a campus bar.
2019 Features
Interviews with comedians, comedy reviews, Perfect Playlists and other comedy features, all collected in one place.
Tue 06 August 2019
Brass Eye is completely fearless satire
Eleanor Tiernan picks her comedy favourites
06/08/2019 … Larry Sanders Show Oh what a perfect thing this is.
Mon 05 August 2019
What is the most inconsequential thing you have ever seen a child have a strop about?
Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions
05/08/2019 … When I was four years old, my best friend turned five a few months before me and I thought that was so unfair that I screamed and cried till she stopped celebrating…
The Mitchell Brother, a Belgian Muslim, and a reporter from the Daily Star...
Dominic Frisby recalls his most memorable gigs
05/08/2019 … First gig It was 1997.
'It was always a joy to play opposite Steve Coogan'
Phil Cornwell picks his comedy favourites
05/08/2019 … Laurel and Hardy: Music Box Any scene from this Stan and Ollie classic would show the sheer poetic beauty and underlying humanity of their comedic partnership.
Sun 04 August 2019
© BBC/Two Brothers How Phoebe Waller-Bridge revived tired writing tools in Fleabag
Clem Bastow analyses the comedy (warning: contains spoilers)
04/08/2019 … When this year’s Emmy nominations were announced, one thing was made very clear: Fleabag creator, writer and star Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s ascension to…
What is the most disgusting fart you ever did in public?
...and what were the repercussions?
04/08/2019 … Another from Richard Herring's stock of Emergency Questions.
The night that taught me how awful some comedians can be
Leo Kearse recalls his most memorable gigs
04/08/2019 … First gig My mates were always urging me to do stand-up because they could tell I had deep-rooted psychological issues that would be temporarily ameliorated by…