Set List: The Sky Atlantic recording
Steve Bennett watches the show transfer from stage to TV
11/07/2012 … Pity any poor bug that scuttled into the Bronx backyard of the nine-year-old Paul Provenza.
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Wed 11 July 2012
Tue 10 July 2012
I had to relearn how to be a normal person
Lucy Porter on her two years away from comedy
10/07/2012 … The Sun's comedy columnist Tommy Holgate catches up with Lucy Porter in her local pub in Bloomsbury, Central London.
Wed 04 July 2012
Well, it's better than Cop Widow
Sally Phillips and writer Lloyd Woolf on Sky1's Parents
04/07/2012 … Sky 1 launches its latest British sitcom this Friday, with new family show called Parents, starring comedy queen Sally Phillips as a successful executive forced…
Wed 27 June 2012
The Beast speaks!
Q&A with the Midnight Beast ahead of their E4 show
27/06/2012 … The Midnight Beast are about to go from YouTube sensations to TV stars, with their own E4 series due to start next Thursday.
Mon 11 June 2012
Comedy at the Wychwood festival
11/06/2012 … Stand-up is an increasingly intrinsic part of outdoor festivals… even though how to stage it effectively remains a challenge.
Tue 05 June 2012
Laughing Horse New Act Of The Year 2012
Final reviewed by Julia Chamberlain
05/06/2012 … The Laughing Horse competition can boast an absolutely cracking final this year; every act in it would have – or will – make the top three of a contest somewhere.
The Cat Laughs: 2012 round-up
Steve Bennett heads to Kilkenny
05/06/2012 … The recession is certainly taking its toll on Kilkenny.
Tue 22 May 2012
© Marc Sethi The great outdoors
Our guide to the best summer fests
22/05/2012 … Well, the sun’s come out across UK today, so in a spirit of misplaced optimism, here’s a look forward to some of the best outdoor festivals for comedy fans this…