Waxing lyrical
Ruby's daughters make their Fringe debut
17/07/2017 … Few new comedy duos could expect a 2,000-word feature in The Times to promote their Edinburgh debut.
2017 Punching Up
Mon 17 July 2017
Fri 14 July 2017
POTUS and the parsnip
14/07/2017 … Tweets of the week Trump could say parsnips are ghost carrots & Fox News would have a paranormal vegetable expert on verifying his claim.
Thu 13 July 2017
Eddie Izzard: The thought of wearing a dress made me sick
Unexpected admission from a transvestite comedian
13/07/2017 … He's the world's most famous 'action transvestite'.
Tue 11 July 2017
No nipples please...
Fake boobs pixellated in Kit Harington comedy sketch
11/07/2017 … We know American network TV is famously prudish when it comes to nudity.
Comic breaks his collarbone
Stephen Grant hurt in bike crash
11/07/2017 … Comedian Stephen Grant has broken his collarbone in two places after a nasty bicycle crash on Sunday.
'They got pretty rough with me'
Simon Brokin on the consequences of his pranks
11/07/2017 … Simon Brodkin has spoken of how he was roughed up in a police cell after one of his infamous stunts.
Fri 07 July 2017
My wife just threw a box of quinoa at my head...
07/07/2017 … Tweets of the week My wife just threw a box of Quinoa at my head.
Is that really helping, Joe?
Lycett tries to win Commonwealth Games for Birmingham
07/07/2017 … Joe Lycett has lent his support to bring the Commonwealth Games to his home town of Birmingham in 2022.