Friday, March 22, 2019
The professional poker player and standup comic on the things that make him laugh the most
The Two Ronnies’ Mastermind “answering the question before” sketch. A perfect execution of th…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMFriday, March 15, 2019
The Vicar of Dibley writer and I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Clue producer on the things that make him laugh the most
I produced Andy Hamilton and Nick Revell’s Million Pound Radio Show. It in…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMFriday, March 8, 2019
The QI elf and No Such Thing As a Fish team member on the things that make her laugh the most
Harry and Paul’s Question Time sketch springs to mind. Their panel show sketch would also be h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:00AMFriday, March 1, 2019
The polymath standup, writer and painter on the things that make him laugh the most
Brian Gittins doing his show on the top deck of a bus in Edinburgh. Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:51AMSaturday, February 16, 2019
The actor and comic known for his character Brian Gittins on the things that make him laugh the mostHarry Hill. In the 90s. The Hawth, Crawley. Laughed more that hour than any other. Reason …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 12:54PMFriday, February 8, 2019
The What Would Beyonce Do? standup on the things that make her laugh the mostSister Act. Or Booty Call, a really obscure film with Jamie Foxx in it. It’s about two guys that are trying to …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:12AMMonday, February 4, 2019
The standup, writer and actor on the things that make her laugh the mostI equally loved Lee Cornes and Nick Hancock. Lee Cornes once did the same set in the first half and the second half of…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMSaturday, January 19, 2019
There’s an unorthodox new generation of performers on the horizon. From Mae Martin to Mawaan Rizwan, here are the funniest new faces of comedy Modern Toss on comedy Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18PMFriday, January 18, 2019
The British musical comedy sisters on the things that make them laugh the mostNicola Dempsey: Our friend Al trod on a bird at a bird sanctuary. Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMFriday, January 4, 2019
The standup and former banker on the things that make her laugh the mostWhen I was a kid I could not get enough of the Carol Burnett Show and it’s still one of the things I watch on YouTub…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMFriday, December 28, 2018
The standup, actor, writer and youngest comedian to perform a solo season in London’s West End on the things that make him laugh the mostPete Holmes as Lightweight James Bond. It’s the f…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:32PMFriday, December 21, 2018
The standup, writer and actor on the things that make him laugh the mostI saw Joan Rivers host the gala at the Montreal comedy festival in 2008. I hadn’t seen her on television for a while…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 07:54AMFriday, December 14, 2018
The standup, actor and drag superstar on the things that make him laugh the mostMyra DuBois. She’s the best standup on the gay scene in London. Best off script and she can rattle on withou…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:12AMFriday, November 30, 2018
The standup, screenwriter, novelist and Radio 4 regular on what makes him laugh the mostAli G trying to sell venture capitalists the business idea for an ice-cream glove: a glove you wear on…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMSaturday, November 24, 2018
The Liverpudlian standup, podcaster and MC on the things that make him laugh the mostBill Burr’s helicopter tour routine on his Netflix special. It’s not just hilarious, it’s also the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:04AMFriday, November 16, 2018
The standup, actor and cartoonist on the things that make her laugh the mostAlfie Brown in his show Scissor. He has a bit about falling in love that is very, very funny. Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, November 2, 2018
The Australian standup and Radio 4 regular on the things that make her laugh the mostEddie Pepitone had this routine about auditioning for a laundry commercial where the casting agent said h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:54AMFriday, October 19, 2018
The Whitey McWhiteface and Lefty Tighty Righty Loosey standup on the things that make him laugh the mostMat Ewins’s Edinburgh show in 2017 is hard to top. He is one of my closest friends i…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:42AMFriday, October 5, 2018
The Malawian standup and Britain’s Got Talent runner-up on the things that make him laugh the mostI went to Chris Rock’s Total Blackout tour. On the way, myself and comedian Tony Vino go…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMFriday, August 31, 2018
The standup, actor and alter ego of Lenny Beige on the things that make him laugh the mostGoing to standup was very much an occasion back in the early to mid 80s. There weren’t many clubs …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:18PMFriday, August 10, 2018
The Swedish standup lifts the lid on the things that make her laugh the mostThunderAnt’s One Man Show. This is the sketch group that preluded Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein’s Portlan…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:18AMFriday, July 20, 2018
The standup and 2017 Chortle best newcomer award winner on the things that make him laugh the mostCardinal Burns as Dean and Murf, playing two drug casualties dining out on their minor dance…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMFriday, July 13, 2018
The Edinburgh comedy award winner and millennial poster boy on the things that make him laugh the mostBrent Forrester’s “Pre-Taped Call-In Show” sketch for Mr Show or any one of the mo…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:24AMFriday, July 6, 2018
The comedian, actor and star of High & Dry on the things that make him laugh the mostAfter graduating, I ran the Canal Café in Little Venice and one of the regulars was Steve Delaney pe…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMFriday, June 29, 2018
The American standup, actor and writer on the things that make him laugh the mostThe Miles Davis autobiography. The stories he tells are insane and hilarious. Nothing is funnier than a true …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:54AMFriday, June 22, 2018
The comedian, writer and Foster’s Edinburgh comedy award winner on the things that make him laugh the mostEverything in Airplane! Leslie Nielsen’s nose growing as he tells the passengers…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:04AMFriday, June 15, 2018
The east London actor and comedian lets us in on the things that make her laugh the mostAs a kid, I loved Kenny Everett. During one sketch, he plays Rod Stewart in tight lepoardskin pants si…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:06AMFriday, June 8, 2018
The comedian, writer and author on the things that make her laugh the mostNot the Nine O’Clock News is timeless. My favourite one is Gerald the Gorilla with Rowan Atkinson. It’s genius, …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:36AMFriday, June 1, 2018
The standup comic on the things that make him laugh the mostHarry Hill’s 2005 tour preview at a 100-seater venue in Windsor. I had no idea what a preview was but loved it. Once I gig with …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:18AMFriday, May 25, 2018
The Canadian standup on what makes him laugh the mostThe late Foster Brooks played the greatest drunk ever and the pilot sketch with Dean Martin is a work of art. It should be studied in uni…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMFrom Zama to Tacita Dean, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days Continue reading...
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