Max Olesker features
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.
First Gig, Worst Gig: Max & Ivan
Friday 6th November 2020
Making next year much better with a six-show retrospective, Max & Ivan talk us through their best and worst bits.
Best-reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2019
Thursday 5th September 2019
A list of the best-reviewed comedy shows at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
Accommodation woes
Wednesday 14th August 2019
We asked a range of comedians about their accommodation at this year's Fringe, and for disaster stories from previous years.
Nightmare audience members
Saturday 10th August 2019
We asked performers going to the Fringe who they would least like to see in the audience of their show...
Glasgow Comedy Festival 2019 report
Thursday 28th March 2019
A rundown of some of the highlights British Comedy Guide saw when visiting the 2019 Glasgow Comedy Festival.
This year's biggest Edinburgh show: Prom Night
Sunday 22nd July 2018
The biggest comedy show at this year's Fringe looks set to be Max & Ivan's Prom Night. Comedians set to play characters at the real prom will include Dara O Briain, Nina Conti, Jason Byrne, Angelos Epithemiou and Rachel Parris.
The Wrestling 2017: The results
Wednesday 16th August 2017
We've got the results, and pictures, from Max & Ivan's The Wrestling 2017.
The Wrestling 2017 preview
Thursday 10th August 2017
The Wrestling is back for another year of brutal grudge matches at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. This year, creators Max & Ivan present a new centrepiece battle: a ladder match. Meet the contestants and find out their stories.
Max & Ivan interview
Thursday 16th February 2017
A funny interview in which comedy duo Max & Ivan discuss their Comedy Blaps series The Reunion.
Max and Ivan introduce their Radio 4 show
Tuesday 7th April 2015
We asked comedy double-act Max & Ivan to introduce their Radio 4 series The Casebook Of Max And Ivan to us... this is their attempt.
Max & Ivan: Do It Yourself Cons
Monday 8th October 2012
To promote their run at the Soho Theatre, sketch duo Max & Ivan have created a 'Do It Yourself Cons' feature. Take a look.