James Acaster's gig from hell
...as revealed in his new book
06/09/2017 … James Acaster recalls a nightmare gig in his new book, Classic Scrapes.
Wed 06 September 2017
Tue 05 September 2017
Plaque removal
Comedy club appeals for return of its joke sign
05/09/2017 … The joke blue plaque on the wall of Manchester’s Frog and Bucket comedy club has been nicked.
Fri 01 September 2017
'Comics don't bitch about each other'
01/09/2017 … Quote of the week ‘Other comics don’t bitch about each other, it’s not how we work.
© Policy Exchange/CC BY-SA 2.0 How to impersonate Michael Gove
01/09/2017 … Dead Ringers impressionist Jon Culshaw has recently added Michael Gove to his repertoire.
Wed 30 August 2017
A 'special' snafu
Producer accidentally slates the stand-up he's promoting
30/08/2017 … Oops! The producers of a stand-up special from James Mullinger have accidentally insulted the Canadian-based British comic.
Fri 25 August 2017
An alternative eclipse
25/08/2017 … Tweets of the week I wonder how Bruce Forsyth and Yoda would have greeted each other?— Michael Legge (@michaellegge) August 19, 2017 When a big orange…
Wed 23 August 2017
False sense of security
Comic cautioned for posing as security guard
23/08/2017 … Stand-up Damian Kingsley was given a police caution yesterday – for impersonating a security officer.
© C4/Mark Johnson 'There were times when we were utterly sick of each other'
David Mitchell on his relationship with Robert Webb
23/08/2017 … David Mitchell says he’s done some of his best work with Robert Webb when they ‘couldn’t stand the sight of each other’.