Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People
01/01/2008 … Given his festive first name you might expect Robin Ince to attempt something special at Christmas – and curating Nine Lessons and Carols for Godless People certainly…
2008 Reviews
Here are our reviews of comedy Gigs
Tue 01 January 2008
MySpace Trident Comedy Award 2008
01/01/2008 … There’s been some very strange thinking behind the MySpace Trident Comedy Awards, not least the very concept of a live final.
Hull's Edinburgh Heroes
01/01/2008 … Part of the second Hull Comedy Festival, this double bill gave friends and family the chance to see what local performers got up to during the Edinburgh Fringe –…
BBC Comedy Presents... [Manchester 2008]
01/01/2008 … In these straightened times, this certainly represents value for money, You could have taken a party of seven to the £7 BBC Comedy Presents show in Manchester for…
Beat the Frog World Series Grand Final 2008
01/01/2008 … Gong shows are springing up almost everywhere these days, given the vast oversupply of new comedy hopefuls desperate for stage time – however gladiatorial the…
Reading Comedy Festival New Act Of The Year
01/01/2008 … There was an awful lot of competence on show at the final of the Reading Comedy Festival’s new act competition, but not much brilliance.
Secret Policeman's Ball 2008
01/01/2008 … Amnesty International’s Save the Human Campaign received a massive boost on Saturday with this year’s Secret Policeman’s Ball, complete with a cinema simulcast…
Ida Barr: So This Is Christmas
01/01/2008 … What a surprisingly old-fashioned variety show.