Press clippings Page 33
With a general election set to dominate the news agenda, 2015 should be an adventure playground for political comedians. Sadly, The Revolution Will Be Televised are too busy congratulating themselves for firing Lewinsky innuendos at Bill Clinton, so here's Bremner's rusty but reliable sceptre of satire to prick the politicos' pomposity. Joined by John Bird, Matt Forde, Sara Pascoe and Jan Ravens, it seems reasonable to expect something a little more incisive than stock fat gags about Eric Pickles.
Mark Jones, The Guardian, 3rd February 2015Review: Sara Pascoe vs History, The Duchess York
Sara Pascoe has plenty of successes under her belt, from appearances on QI to her role in BBC Two mockumentary W1A, but stand-up is where she really brings her A-game.
Louise Jones, The York Press, 3rd February 2015Radio Times review
Although it manages to keep the smutty/lavatorial humour to a minimum, Jack Whitehall's exuberant reaction to solving an Only Connect puzzle makes Stephen Fry smile. "You've made a happy man very old," he sighs.
Several clips in this compilation of QI highlights have an ocular theme: Phill Jupitus tries on night vision glasses, Alan Davies a peripheral vision aid and Josh Widdecombe "railway spectacles", while Jo Brand reckons her bonnet with a monocle probably belonged to an elderly Dickensian prostitute. Plus there are some terrific "liquid larks" and scientific tricks. The one involving stroking a fake hand gets Sara Pascoe very excited indeed.
Gill Crawford, Radio Times, 31st January 2015Radio Times review
Jonathan Ross wades in first with a complaint that many of the people at Radio Times share, the misuse of the word "literally". His argument involves a news story about Britney Spears in which a reporter said, "She's literally on a rollercoaster to hell". As Ross says, if that were true he'd watch her all night.
Other issues are a bit more contentious: Frank Skinner has a surprising response to Michael Vaughan's suggestion that footballer Luis Suárez is wrong to bite his opponents. And, I think for the first time, the icon used for two of comedian Sara Pascoe's pet peeves is almost the same - one just wears a watch.
Jane Rackham, Radio Times, 30th January 2015BBC announces iPlayer Valentine's comedies
The BBC has announced a set of 9 new iPlayer comedy programmes to mark Valentine's Day 2015. Contributors include Sara Pascoe, Roy Clarke, Nick Helm, Modern Toss and Bill Bailey.
British Comedy Guide, 23rd January 2015Sara Pascoe: 'All comedy has a victim'
Unfortunately, regardless of how female comedians present themselves, a problem persists in the way many male comedians present women, as victims of jokes; "If a man has been talking about how funny vaginas are for 20 minutes, and then you go on, there's an embarrassment".
Jordan Mitchell, Varsity, 16th January 2015Sara Pascoe interview
Sara Pascoe - comedian, actor and writer - is currently beetling about the country with her first stand-up tour show, Sara Pascoe vs History. Between her two shows at The Lowry in Salford, she very kindly agreed to loiter by the doors while I asked her a few questions.
Molly Stewart, Giggle Beats, 14th January 2015Review: Sara Pascoe vs History, The Lowry, Salford
Sara Pascoe is an inventive and highly likable comedian with the writing skills and comedic power to provide a hugely funny, completely fascinating almost-lecture in the guise of a stand-up show.
Molly Stewart, Giggle Beats, 12th January 2015Dave's Leicester Comedy Festival preview show review
Bringing the evening to a close was the brilliant Sara Pascoe. She can't bear it when people pronounce her name wrong. "It sounds like it's gone off. Like it's curdled," she quipped.
Leicester Mercury, 10th January 2015Conaty, Pascoe & more added to Raise a Laugh for Refuge
Roisin Conaty, Sara Pascoe, Gabby Best and Jayde Adam have been added to Raise a Laugh for Refuge.
Jamie Harris, Digital Spy, 7th January 2015