Comedy News- Top Oz comedy fest is now in Obie’s sights - Cumbernauld News
- The Divine Comedy, By Craig Raine - The Independent
- Has Billy Connolly lost his mojo? - The Independent
- Being Modern: Arena comedy - The Independent
- So Jason Segel, are you a man or a Muppet? - The Guardian
- Terry’s different kind of comedy - Crawley Observer
- Comedian Mike Epps promotes hometown at Super Bowl - Palm Beach Post
- Old-fashioned love for matchmaking comedian - This is Staffordshire
- David Jason calls for return to traditional comedy - Telegraph.co.uk
- Billy Connolly ends comedy shows early after heckles - BBC News
Opinion Archive
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Standing Up for the Big Yin
Now, I’ve never been a massive fan of Billy Connolly. His classic material – you know, appearances on Parkinson and other late night TV – is obviously demonstrative of wonderful... -
Frankie Boyle Dropped!
When you’re making near-the-knuckle jokes about paedophiles and the Royal Family that are so over the top that even BBC Two doesn’t mind seeing the back of you from its... -
Why The One Big and Small Chef Should Sit Down
Did you catch BBC One’s celebratory The One Lenny Henry earlier this year? Buoyed by the success of the excellent The One Ronnie and sensing an opportunity to bring fans... -
Comedy Winners, Good Choices
So the British Comedy Awards 2011 have been and gone; it was a pleasure to see some different names thrown about this time around, and better still to see Sarah... -
Hold On – It’s the British Comedy Awards 2011!
If you’re planning on a night in the 2011 British Comedy Awards are broadcast live on Channel 4 this evening, with host Jonathan Ross presenting awards to a string of... -
Dear BBC, What the Hell Are You Doing?
Things are looking grim for BBC television comedy. In the past few weeks we’ve had the news that Shooting Stars has been axed amidst a “refocusing” of BBC Two’s output... -
Storm in a Swimming Pool
Let’s get this straight – Rebecca Adlington, bless ‘er, DOES look like someone looking in the back of a spoon. Since the insanity of the Sachsgate row and the intervening... -
Castrated?
What happened to Have I Got News For You this week? Paul Merton and Ian Hislop were joined by Al Murray in the chair and among the guests was Germaine... -
Live Comedy in Middlesbrough!
It has been a very long time coming, but finally at last my home town of Middlesbrough has established a regular comedy night! A monthly affair at the Town Hall... -
Quintessential New Look!
Well it has been a long time coming, but finally here it is – the brand new look Quintessential Comedy! The aim was to produce a smoother, slicker look for...