The Bible has no doubt had much influence in its time, but it provides very few laughs. None, in fact. A speccy theologian once told me that there is only one known gag in the Bible and to g…
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SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 02:00AMLike a gigantic octopus sinking to the floor of the ocean, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and all its razzmatazz fringiness has ended.
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMA mate of mine told me about a music-hall act he had heard of which sounds truly amazing (and please note, unlike
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMAt first I was a ‘compere’ – a weird word that even the French don’t use much, then I became an ‘MC’
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMFor the veteran comedian, certain shows and festivals occur often enough that they become a small personal tradition. Edinburgh in August is
SOURCE: The Stage Registration at 01:00PMWhen I was a young man, the template for the British stand-up comic was the sort of act you saw on telly
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