I've been looking forward to this episode since I interviewed Count Arthur Strong's creator Steve Delaney in the Spring. I innocently asked him if he felt there were similarities between his creation... more
Previews
Thirty-five comedians, most of them heading to the Edinburgh Fringe, are to play the one-day Haslemere Comedy Festival on July 9.Acts include Mike Gunn, Matt Richardson, Caroline Mabey, Josh... more
Pranking went on long before the internet and even TV were invented, but now in the post-Jackass world it has moved on to new levels. And Comedy Central in the UK is currently after a piece of... more
Given that most comedians are sticking Brexit material into their act faster than you can say “Conservative minority” it is quite canny of broadcaster Viceland to come up with the four-part Brexit... more
A few weeks ago there was a discussion in London about the state of the sitcom, suggesting that it was in crisis. The talk has just been released on podcast and you can have a listen here.It didn’t... more
Last instalment of the current series in which Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness recreate an iconic Hollywood movie in half an hour with the help of an all-star cast.The ITV Press Centre information... more
It's a bit of an odd night for comedy fans this evening. Because of the Question Time Leaders Special on BBC1 tonight's Have I Got News For You moves to BBC2 at 10pm. Alongside Ian Hislop and Paul... more
Another instalment of the primetime comedy show in which Keith Lemon and Paddy McGuinness recreate an iconic Hollywood movie in half an hour with the help of an all-star cast.This week the duo get... more
It's not easy making a mainstream sitcom. There is more to it than just stringing together a lot of laugh-out-loud gags. If that was all it took then Hospital People would be the comedy sensation of... more
There have been some interesting comments about new comedy White Gold, which started earlier this week. People who didn’t like it pointed to the fact that there was nobody nice in it. Nobody you... more
