Gyles Brandreth: The day I opened for Bernard Manning
The former MP reveals all to Marissa Burgess
05/05/2011 … When you think of Gyles Brandreth ‘stand-up comedian’ isn't the first term to spring to mind.
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Thu 05 May 2011
Tue 03 May 2011
Tedious. Problematic. Brilliant
Steve Bennett previews the first two episodes of Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle
03/05/2011 … 'I'd imagine watching this at home would be incredibly tedious.
Wed 20 April 2011
Psychoville returns!
Q&A with Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton
20/04/2011 … Did you already have an idea what the story of the second series would be after the end of the first series?Reece: Well we didn’t know if we would get a second…
Thu 14 April 2011
You can’t go into a careers office and say, 'Hello, I’d like to be a stand-up...'
Kirsten Lester meets Chris Addison
14/04/2011 … Chris Addison may be a stand-up star and TV favourite today, but his first gig was hardly an auspicious omen for a flourishing career.
Wed 06 April 2011
Worst case scenario? I’d be incredibly racist and punch a disabled person
Dom Joly on I'm A Celebrity, Trigger Happy – and not being a proper comedian
06/04/2011 … ‘My big fear is that I’m not a comedian,’ says Dom Joly.
Wed 30 March 2011
Chortle Quiz 2011
30/03/2011 … Chortle staged a pub quiz at both the Leicester and Glasgow Comedy Festivals, raising funds for Amnesty.
Sun 20 February 2011
Mercury rising
Marissa Burgess reviews the Leicester Comedian Of The Year
20/02/2011 … It's always a joy to take in the Leicester Mercury competition as all the contenders have been nominated by those in the know in the comedy industry – club promoters,…