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
Live Archive
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Death Star Canteen
The great Eddie Izzard… Darth Vader: I will have the penne all’arrabbiata. Canteen Worker: You’ll need a tray. Darth Vader: Do you know who I am? Canteen Worker: Do you... -
www.frankieboyle.com
Scots comic Frankie Boyle has a new-look website, and it’s pretty unusual, to say the least. His Acidic Wit is combined with a series of unusual and slightly racy images... -
Omid Djalili Review
Omid Djalili’s “No Agenda” show was broadcast on Friday night on Channel 4, and gives an interesting demonstration in the art of standup comedy. It topped off a reasonable evening... -
Toby Hadoke in Metro
[singlepic=18,320,240,,right]Mad Doctor Who fan and comedian/humourist Toby Hadoke has high hopes for this play Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf, referring to a possible TV version in a recent edition... -
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.... -
GERMAN COMEDY?! Are you out of your minds?
Apparently, they have a laugh in Germany – and two of their number are here ON BRITISH SOIL at the Edinburgh Festival having a go at making us laugh. Yes,... -
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... -
Stan Laurel Play
Now this is superb subject matter for a play, and it’s surprising no one has thought of it already. Stan Laurel: Please Stand Up! is currently touring and stars Bob... -
Altitude Sickness
[singlepic=5,240,320,,right]…and so it continues, with a feature in The Guardian about Marcus Brigstocke’s comedy ski fest in the French Alpine town of Meribel. Tragically, Brigstocke had spent £25,000 of his... -
Dara O’Briain on Tour
Despite not coming anywhere near the Quintessential Comedy HQ, we simply must mention the fact that Dara O’Briain is on tour. He’s at St Albans on Tuesday, and from there...