And the lion shall lie down with the lame
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…
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…
Dear reader, you may never have looked at any of the words I have written in The Stage until now, or you
Good day to all of you, my noble readers, great to see you. Welcome to this '30 years of writing my column
Like a gigantic octopus sinking to the floor of the ocean, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and all its razzmatazz fringiness has ended.
A mate of mine told me about a music-hall act he had heard of which sounds truly amazing (and please note, unlike
At first I was a 'compere' " a weird word that even the French don't use much, then I became an 'MC'
For the veteran comedian, certain shows and festivals occur often enough that they become a small personal tradition. Edinburgh in August is
When I was a young man, the template for the British stand-up comic was the sort of act you saw on telly