News: Charlie Brooker to host Chris Morris Documentary?
Radio 4 Extra is making a three-hour documentary about the work of Chris Morris. The programme, entitled Raw Meat Radio, is due to be broadcast on November 29 at 7pm.The project came about after the digital channel re-ran Morris’ influential radio show Blue Jam earlier this year. The producer is...
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Review: Angela Barnes, Soho Theatre, W1
It is easy to talk about all the acts who won awards at the Edinburgh Festival and went on to great things, but there are also the acts that got away. Acts that the Comedy Awards judges inexplicably overlooked. Most famously there was Michael McIntyre, who only scraped a Best Newcomer nomination....
Review
Opinion: The State of Comedy Clubs By Tiernan Douieb
This weekend I did a spot at one of my favourite smaller gigs in London. It’s one of those clubs that’s been run by the same people since way before I was even considering a comedy career, and has been home to many special nights of mirth from usual club nights to one-offs and previews. They’ve...
Opinion
News: Kevin Bridges Announces UK Dates
After a three year break, comedian Kevin Bridges hits the road with a brand new live stand-up show for 2015, 'A Whole Different Story…'.  With 13 dates booked for autumn 2015, the tour includes...
News
News: Gold Launches Cracker Joke Competition
UKTV channel Gold has launched their national competition to find the best modern Christmas cracker jokes for the second year running. Last year’s competition garnered hundreds of entries,...
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Interview: Rarely Asked Questions – Marcel Lucont
Fresh from a smash hit Edinburgh Fringe 2014, and direct from filming his first BBC3 pilot, everyone’s favourite French flâneur, raconteur and bon-viveur Marcel Lucont is currently on tour, ...
Interview
News: Comedy Report Confirms Rise of Women
Ticketmaster today reveals that female comedians are enjoying an unprecedented surge in popularity, with ticket sales having trebled since 2011. The finding forms part of Ticketmaster’s State of Play...
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TV Review: Detectorists, BBC4
As low-key comedies go this is so low it is almost buried underground. Which is appropriate, because Detectorists is all about digging. Mackenzie Crook plays Andy and Toby Jones plays Lance, two...
Review