'The greatest comic actor this country has ever had'
Ian Stone chooses his Perfect Playlist of comedy favourites
22/05/2014 … PorridgeStill my favourite sitcom.
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Thu 22 May 2014
Tue 20 May 2014
Win Parks & Rec Season 5 DVD
20/05/2014 … The fifth series of Parks and Recreation was released on DVD yesterday, and we have five copies to give away.
Fri 16 May 2014
Boom and bust
The final part of Liam Lonergan's history of alternative comedy
16/05/2014 … Part 1: Stand-up's first impresariosPart 2: The birth of Alternative CabaretPart 3: Finding a voicePart 4: Comedy is a commodityPart 5Someone who has made a living…
Thu 15 May 2014
Comedy is a commodity
Part 4 of Liam Lonergan's history of alternative stand-up
15/05/2014 … Part 1: Stand-up's first impresariosPart 2: The birth of Alternative CabaretPart 3: Finding a voicePart 4In contemporary New York there are 500 comics who would…
Wed 14 May 2014
Judging a book by its cover
Steve Bennett at the launch of the Big 4's Edinburgh Fringe programme
14/05/2014 … Launching the combined brochure of the big four Edinburgh Fringe venues – the Pleasance, Assembly, Gilded Balloon and Underbelly - yesterday, Pleasance boss…
Finding their voice
Part 3 of Liam Lonergan's history of alternative comedy
14/05/2014 … Part one: Stand-up's first impresarios Part two: The birth of alternative cabaretPart Three At the Elgin, the new Alternative Cabaret performers entertained a…
Tue 13 May 2014
The birth of alternative cabaret
Part 2 of Liam Lonergan's history of the circuit
13/05/2014 … In the second part of his series, Liam Lonergan looks at the early days of alternative cabaret in London.
An animated discussion...
Henry Normal mulls the lack of adult cartoons on British TV
13/05/2014 … It is the most popular genre of comedy - but one British broadcasters have been reluctant to embrace.