Machynlleth Comedy Festival 2014: Our picks

Previews of Elis James, Benjamin Partridge, Lloyd Langford, Mike Bubbins, Jordan Brookes, Arthur Smith, Aisling Bea, Robin Ince, Richard Herring and Nick Helm.

Amnesty Secret Comedy Podcast episode 6

Recorded live at the Edinburgh fringe, host Jo Caulfield introduces standup Lloyd Langford on romantic weekends, Terry Alderton on ignorance and Stephen K Amos in comfortable shoes. Plus sketch comedy from The Ginge, The Geordie and The Geek, and Vikki Stone sings about clever DILF Brian Cox.

Lloyd Langford explains why he's being a big Galoot

In 2013 Lloyd Langford has decided to become a little bit more reckless in Edinburgh, with a stand-up comedy show about embracing your inner Galoot...

Lloyd Langford's top ten stand-up comedians

The Welsh curmudgeon reveals his favourite comics - with videos.

Lloyd Langford interview

Most well-known for his work with superstar-comedian and fellow Welshman Rhod Gilbert, stepping out of this man's shadow would always prove an interesting journey - but Lloyd Langford is going for it, with his first solo stand-up tour.

This week's new live comedy

Reviews of Zoe Lyons, Lloyd Langford, Robin Ince and Michael Legge.

A day at Edinburgh Fringe

My name is Lloyd Langford and I'm a stand-up comedian. I've been visiting Edinburgh for ten years so I've come up with a perfect day in the city.

Lloyd Langford's ultimate Edinburgh fringe playlist

Rhod Gilbert's Bulging Barrel Of Laughs co-host compiles a soundtrack to the Scottish arts extraganza.

Jarred Christmas quizzes Lloyd Langford

Our chain reaction of comedians continues with nervy Welsh wunderkid Lloyd Langford...

This week saw the return of Rhod Gilbert's panel show in which he, his two regulars (Greg Davies and Lloyd Langford) and a selection of celebrity guests attempt to answer all manner of odd questions.

This week's guests included Phill Jupitus (good comedian) and Kimberly Wyatt (not sure who she is). There was also David Hasselhoff in the role of the "Authenticator", making sure everything discussed was correct and providing extra information. I suppose it is a suitable title as you can't really call him an "Expert", unless you want to know how to make rubbish TV programmes and make it big in the German music charts.

Ask Rhod Gilbert mixes obscure knowledge and debate with very cheap laughs. In the first edition of the new series we learnt that a dog is as clever as a two-year-old, how many words we use on average in a lifetime, and that it was Hugh Heffner who brought Pamela Anderson into Baywatch (I think we can skip past that last one).

However, we also experience the traditional end-of-show humiliation in which Langford always gets mocked in some stupid way. In this week's edition it was to see which was the most dangerous foodstuff, which was tested by firing different items of food at him. This included water balloons filled with gravy and a gun firing 99 ice creams at him.

One issue I have with this show is that Gilbert announces who has won each round, despite the fact that there is no winner. Now, obviously there are some panel shows in which the scoring is irrelevant like I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue, but it's not as if there is any "competitive element" in it like ISIHAC has, so why have winners in the first place?

Ask Rhod Gilbert does have some laughs, but it's not the most brilliant show by any stretch of the imagination.