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Bill Bailey, Sam Campbell, Lara Ricote - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary
Monday 26th February 2024
National treasure territory! Our live columnist waddles off to see comedy legend Bill Bailey, Taskmaster champ Sam Campbell and 2022 Edinburgh Comedy Awards Best Newcomer Lara Ricote.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Ikechukwu Ufomadu
Friday 23rd February 2024
He's bringing Amusements to London, but why does Ikechukwu Ufomadu owe lots to an Andy Kaufman bridge?
Random 8: Helen Bauer
Tuesday 20th February 2024
What do Sean Connery, Lena Dunham and Princess Di have in common? They all appear in Helen Bauer's random answers.
Olga Koch / Gareth Mutch / Marc Jennings - Bobby Carroll's Live Comedy Diary
Saturday 17th February 2024
This month Bobby watches three tour shows in their final iterations and ponders whether structure should ever trump jokes?
Random 8: Dina Martina
Tuesday 13th February 2024
Which fast-food icon did US diva Dina Martina dream of dating? All will be revealed.
Frank Skinner, Daniel Kitson, Jessica Fostekew - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary
Monday 12th February 2024
This week our live comedy columnist sees Frank Skinner's West End run, Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Jessica Fostekew, and legendary uber-comedian Daniel Kitson twice! Plus he deploys the word 'exquisite'.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Mark Nelson
Friday 9th February 2024
Lime-tossing, stark-bollock Birmingham and a barney in Abu Dhabi: Mark Nelson takes us back.
Random 8: Grubby Little Mitts
Tuesday 6th February 2024
After much moistness at the Leicester Comedy Festival gala, Grubby Little Mitts talk crying blood, a Parisian p*sser and New York hair hijack.
Romesh Ranganathan, Rob Auton - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary
Saturday 3rd February 2024
Here's what our live comedy columnist thought as the major new tour from Romesh Ranganathan kicks in. Plus: Boundless poetic beauty courtesy of Rob Auton.
Guz Khan, Max & Ivan, Louise Young, Lindsey Santoro - Mark Muldoon's Comedy Diary
Wednesday 31st January 2024
Is this the end for acclaimed double act Max & Ivan? How will Guz Khan fare as he takes to the Hammersmith Apollo stage? How did newcomer Louise Young find growing up working class and half-Turkish in Newcastle? Is Lindsey Santoro comfortable spending ten minutes detailing embarrassing smear test outcomes? Answers to all these questions and more in Mark Muldoon's latest column.