Currently on a summer break from touring – no doubt to record Mock the Week – Frankie Boyle is a pretty prolific comic, it seems.
Not only does he contribute hugely to Mock the Week, he’s also contributed material to Jimmy Carr, as well as appearing on Have I Got News for You, They Think it’s [...]
Frankie Boyle
Harry Hill
[singlepic=13,320,240,,right]Harry Hill (real name Dr Matthew Keith Hall) is one of the top comedy performers in the UK today, and one of ITV’s highest earners.
Since his first appearance on BBC radio in Harry Hill’s Fruit Corner in 1994, he’s gone from strength to strength, building a tight live routine and becoming immensely popular as the [...]
How much does a standup comic get paid?
[singlepic=44,320,240,,right]Considering dipping my toe back into the standup scene, I decided to Google exactly how much I could expect to see once I’d begun to make a name for myself.
Interesting answer below, amended slightly from the source for relevance to the English language as spoken by us in England, not that odd American dialect…
I have [...]
Why comedy broadcasters shouldn’t panic
An interesting piece at the weekend in The Times indicated that broadcasters are worried about the state of TV sitcoms, and the lack of big hitters such as Only Fools and Horses and The Office, or even Fawlty Towers.
Even the BBC – which has radio and digital channels to test material out on – is [...]
Podcast comics
An increasing amount of comedy is finding its way into the Podcasting charts, with names such as Ricky Gervais, Phil Jupitus, Armstrong & Miller and more heading a list of amusing downloads.
260,000 downloads graced Ricky Gervais’ podcasts back in 2005, with other comedians quick to follow. One currently amusing example is Andrew Collins and [...]
An insult to British Comedy
Just 3 years after denouncing the state of British Comedy on a Channel 4 documentary, TV exec David Liddiment has taken part in a panel at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that celebrates the arrival of a new wave - one that includes the risible Lab Rats.
Lest we forget, this is the man that stated [...]
Scouse Olympiad
[singlepic=69,320,240,,right]Here’s the classic web joke that was the Liverpool Olympic bid. Let’s keep it topical!
Did you know that Liverpool had put a bid in for the Olympics? Here is a section of their bid that was leaked from the IOC…
OPENING CEREMONY
The Olympic flame [...]
I was never confused
[singlepic=14,320,240,,right]Friday nights with Al Murray frankly cannot come around fast enough. If there was ever a reason to knock nightclubs on the head, it’s the Pub Landlord himself, with his nationalistic pride, stuffed late dog and tales of woe in life and love.
With a typically British stiff upper lip, the wartime spirit and a love [...]
Not enough grassroots coverage
It has long-since been a major gripe here at Quintessential Comedy that younger comics and amateur talent rarely gets any coverage in local papers.
Were I to point the finger of blame at anyone, it would of course be the editors of the self same local papers.
Why is this? Is there no way that we can [...]
Life and Death
Nice to see Kris Marshall is recovering from his recent accident - following the sad loss of Humphrey Lyttleton last week I was a little reluctant to wish him well in case this very blog had some sort of curse attached to it.
Of course, it is life and death. We can quite easily wish [...]
