Stuff Archive

  • [singlepic=53,320,240,,right]We wanted it, and we’ve got it – a second series of Ruddy Hell, It’s Harry and Paul (although don’t be surprised by a name change) is in production, with...

    Harry & Paul are BACK

    [singlepic=53,320,240,,right]We wanted it, and we’ve got it – a second series of Ruddy Hell, It’s Harry and Paul (although don’t be surprised by a name change) is in production, with...

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  • Here’s one we didn’t see coming – on 17-21 June, the Saltburn Comedy Festival will be held a few miles from the Quintessential Comedy headquarters! To be held at the...

    Saltburn Comedy Festival

    Here’s one we didn’t see coming – on 17-21 June, the Saltburn Comedy Festival will be held a few miles from the Quintessential Comedy headquarters! To be held at the...

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  • Not British, but very nearly Quintessential, George Carlin was an American standup comic best known to international audiences as Rufus in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure back in 1989. His...

    George Carlin RIP

    Not British, but very nearly Quintessential, George Carlin was an American standup comic best known to international audiences as Rufus in Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure back in 1989. His...

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  • [singlepic=52,320,240,,right]The Scottish Mock the Week star is appearing at the Hackney Empire, Mare Street, E8 this Saturday and Sunday for a stand-up show that will be recorded for his first...

    Frankie Boyle Live

    [singlepic=52,320,240,,right]The Scottish Mock the Week star is appearing at the Hackney Empire, Mare Street, E8 this Saturday and Sunday for a stand-up show that will be recorded for his first...

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  • It has been rumoured that long-running radio antidote to panel games I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue is set to continue following the sad loss of Humphrey Lyttleton in April....

    ISIHAC Host Hot List

    It has been rumoured that long-running radio antidote to panel games I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue is set to continue following the sad loss of Humphrey Lyttleton in April....

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  • [singlepic=50,320,240,,right]Flatfaced moonman and quickfire comedy expert Jimmy Carr is set to star in a new BBC series of Commercial Breakdown. Aha – the comedy graveyard beckons, eh Carr? If you...

    Commercial Breakdown Returns…

    [singlepic=50,320,240,,right]Flatfaced moonman and quickfire comedy expert Jimmy Carr is set to star in a new BBC series of Commercial Breakdown. Aha – the comedy graveyard beckons, eh Carr? If you...

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  • [singlepic=49,320,240,,right]The Edinburgh Festival is due to kick off in a weeks, and yesterday tickets went on sale for the Fringe events in August Or rather they didn’t, as the computer...

    Fringe of Technology

    [singlepic=49,320,240,,right]The Edinburgh Festival is due to kick off in a weeks, and yesterday tickets went on sale for the Fringe events in August Or rather they didn’t, as the computer...

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  • Thoroughly enjoyed the latest Have I Got News For You, which featured foxy newsreader Kate Silverton, superpoet Ian McMillan and car lunatic and oil guzzler Jeremy Clarkson on hosting duties....

    Have I Got More News For You

    Thoroughly enjoyed the latest Have I Got News For You, which featured foxy newsreader Kate Silverton, superpoet Ian McMillan and car lunatic and oil guzzler Jeremy Clarkson on hosting duties....

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  • [singlepic=39,320,240,,right]As part of his recent appearance as host of Have I Got News for You, Lee Mack spoke to the BBC website for the show. One particular question stands out:...

    Lee Mack Speaks

    [singlepic=39,320,240,,right]As part of his recent appearance as host of Have I Got News for You, Lee Mack spoke to the BBC website for the show. One particular question stands out:...

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  • [singlepic=48,320,240,,right]Not before time, the BBC are running a tribute to the long running classic sitcom Dad’s Army, set during World War Two. Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad’s Army will be, it...

    Dad’s Army Special

    [singlepic=48,320,240,,right]Not before time, the BBC are running a tribute to the long running classic sitcom Dad’s Army, set during World War Two. Jonathan Ross Salutes Dad’s Army will be, it...

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