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Big names added to the Slapstick Festival 2022
Armando Iannucci, David Mitchell, Barry Cryer, Sally Phillips, Richard Herring, Tim Vine and more...
Chortle, 22nd October 2021Review: Laugharne Weekend
It has regularly been said that the Laugharne Festival is a dream-like event. And this year's three-day arts reverie in the small town in South Wales where Dylan Thomas used to write was no exception.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 6th October 2021The Comedy Arcade review
This is yet another podcast any comedy-seeker should have on their already overcrowded radars. Especially if you can see it live.
Chortle, 9th August 2021Taboo: Comedy hasn't lost its edge yet
Is comedy threatened as people get increasingly sensitive to having their feelings hurt? No offence, but Robin Ince is not convinced.
Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 31st July 2021Andrew Lawrence sparks outrage with tweets "stirring up racism"
Several comedy clubs have cancelled upcoming appearances from Andrew Lawrence, following tweets widely condemned as racist the stand-up made following England's loss to Italy in the Euro 2020 final last night.
British Comedy Guide, 12th July 2021Lee Hurst's dig at vaccinations backfired spectacularly
Right-wing former TV comedian, Lee Hurst, is an anti-mask, anti-vax Brexiter, so he ticks all the boxes for the demographic most likely to bring up World War II to try and prove a point.
Oonagh Keating, The Poke, 9th June 2021Who are these comedians getting cancelled?
One of the great tricks of the powerful is to hold all the power while also playing the part of the oppressed.
Robin Ince, Robin Ince's Blog, 24th May 2021Adam Buxton: A host clearly fascinated by his guests
You can always trust podcaster Adam Buxton to sort the wheat from the chaff, writes Robin Ince.
Robin Ince, The Big Issue, 9th May 2021Chortle Awards names Legends Of Lockdown
Fergus Craig, Mark Watson, Tim Key, Alex Horne, John Robertson, Marcus Brigstocke, Rachel Parris, Richard Herring, Robin Ince, Stevie Martin, Alistair Green, Janey Godley, Mark Olver, Archie Henderson, Catherine Bohart, Toussaint Douglass and Munya Chawawa are amongst those named Legends Of Lockdown in the Chortle Awards.
British Comedy Guide, 28th March 2021Douglas Adams archive book to be published
A book featuring extracts from Hitchhiker's Guide creator Douglas Adams' archive is to be published.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd March 2021