Friday, October 20, 2017
The Apprentice: You’re Fired host and comic on the things that make him laugh the mostMy answer changes every five minutes. Eddie Izzard on his Definite Article tour. Richard Pryor. Paul F…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:24AMFriday, October 13, 2017
The Windsors star and character comic on the things that make her laugh the most, from Cold Comfort Farm to Basil the Great Mouse DetectiveMy mum gave me a red bonnet for Christmas one year.…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:36AMFriday, October 6, 2017
The standup and Infinite Monkey Cage podcaster on the things that make him laugh the mostThis is a tie between Brian Gittins’s manic attempt at musical chairs at the Green Man festival and…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 09:06AMFriday, September 29, 2017
The standup and actor on the things that make her laugh the most, from animals wearing clothes to the League of Gentlemen in a loftBefore I did standup myself – before I fully understood h…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AMSaturday, August 12, 2017
She self-eviscerates in the style of tragic Instagram feeds and harvests jokes from unsent tweets. But comedian Phoebe Walsh’s twitchy social-media spin is revitalising singleton standup a…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 11:48AMWednesday, July 5, 2017
An end to abuse, a law against mansplaining, and reparations for two millennia of injustice … as a new sci-fi art show imagines a female-led future, we ask comedians, writers, politicians …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:48AMThursday, June 8, 2017
Last year’s best newcomer nominee returns – feeling pensive, paranoid and on the brink of a breakdown• 10 questions for Russell Kane• 10 questions for Mark WatsonHello Romesh Rangana…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:54PMWednesday, June 7, 2017
Lily Cole wants a green century, Girli wants a housing revolution, and Liam Williams wants to boot out the billionaire club … some of Britain’s most talented young artists spell out the …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:36AMFriday, May 12, 2017
The wild comedy night that hosts aggressive poetry, ‘sexy American girl cousins’ and unlimited oddballs is 10 years old – and as ramshackle as everSandwiched between a Tesco and a Weth…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:54AMSunday, April 2, 2017
Eton alumnus and comedy upstart with a keen interest in quiz show Pointless discusses impressively long texts and irresponsibly messy bedrooms• Read our Edinburgh festival 2014 coverage he…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:18PMTuesday, December 1, 2015
A poster girl for Generation Overshare, Danish standup Sofie Hagen talks about everything from being an obsessive Westlife fan to self-harming. She reveals why it was coming out as a feminis…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:43AMTuesday, August 25, 2015
The Australian standup explains why there is a little bit of her alter ego Dave – a caricature of beer-swilling blokishness – in most comicsZoe Coombs Marr has a thing for green goo. Lit…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:43AMFriday, August 21, 2015
Weekend Rockstars explores what happens when an album’s narrative is played out on stage. Meet Stoner Terry, who is having an extremely bad week …Besides the blaring whine of bagpipes, t…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:07AMFrom the Boosh-like Beard to Gein’s Family Giftshop willy-jokes and Twisted Loaf’s gurning grotesquery, here are five more festival sets to see“And now we begin, as life does, with pre…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:22AMMonday, August 17, 2015
Standups Harriet Kemsley and Bobby Mair have turned their bumpy relationship into material for their individual Edinburgh fringe shows – and in doing so, have learned to love each other’…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:51PMThursday, August 13, 2015
Tim Key was a standup going nowhere fast until one day he took out a notepad and poetry spilled out of him. Now he’s one of the hottest comics around. As his show Work in Slutgress hits Ed…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:34AMWednesday, July 15, 2015
Tired of being asked to play Latvian prostitutes, Sally Phillips and Lily Bevan have come up with their own characters. They tell Harriet Gibsone about their new series of mini-playsThese da…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:03AMFriday, August 15, 2014
Twelve years after a comedy troupe last won the best newcomer award, there are signs of a resurgence in skits and silliness Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 05:49AMThursday, August 14, 2014
A decade since winning the Perrier best newcomer award, Britain's top punny man reflects on his latest Edinburgh show 10 questions for Ellie Taylor 10 questions for Russell Kane Continue re…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 06:20AMTuesday, August 12, 2014
The young Muslim women in No Guts, No Hearts, No Glory are fearless fighters far removed from the submissive stereotype Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:00AMSunday, August 10, 2014
Eton alumnus and comedy upstart with a keen interest in quiz show Pointless discusses impressively long texts and irresponsibly messy bedrooms Read our Edinburgh festival 2014 coverage here …
SOURCE: The Guardian at 04:48AMSaturday, August 9, 2014
Comedian and TV presenter Ellie Taylor on bodily members, milkshakes and why her dads the funniest person at the fringe 10 questions for Romesh Ranganathan 10 questions for Russell Kane Cont…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:01AMFriday, August 8, 2014
Last years best newcomer nominee returns feeling pensive, paranoid and on the brink of a breakdown 10 questions for Russell Kane 10 questions for Mark Watson Continue reading...
SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:00AMThursday, August 7, 2014
The TV host and comedian talks method acting and madness as he prepares to play a psychopathic criminal in his new one-man show Edinburgh festival 2014: 10 questions for Mark Watson Continue…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 10:00AMAs the multi-award winning comic enters his 10th year at the festival, we speak to him about kids, 24-hour shows, and his dreams of becoming a sports commentator Read our Edinburgh festival…
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