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Monday, April 6, 2020

'I crack up every time': comedians' all-time favourite standup routines by Interviews By Ben Williams

Top comics pick the routines that make them howl with laughter, from Eddie Murphy on Rocky to Eddie Izzard on penknives and Michelle Wolf on women’s worst enemies Phil Wang: Andy Daly’s…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 02:42PM
Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Standups on Maxine Peake's Funny Cow: 'It made me proud of everything I've been through' by Interviews By Ben Williams

Rhona Cameron, Rachel Fairburn and Shappi Khorsandi give their verdict on the film in which Peake plays an aspiring comic in a man’s world Continue reading...

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:18AM
Friday, December 15, 2017

'Chinese burn? We just say burn': comics on joking about race and immigration by Interviews By Ben Williams

Phil Wang has a messy relationship with the British empire. Evelyn Mok felt dirty joking about her family. Kae Kurd riffs on being a refugee. Aisha Alfa was shocked to find she had a ‘blac…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 03:04AM
Friday, November 24, 2017

Billy Connolly at 75: Eddie Izzard, Armando Iannucci and more salute 'Beatles of comedy' by Interviews By Ben Williams

Izzard was inspired by his incontinence knickers routine. Iannucci had to listen to his albums in secret. Al Murray was in awe of his rampant charisma. And he made Susan Calman hurt with lau…

SOURCE: The Guardian at 01:33AM

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