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Dara O Briain resumes his role as referee in the news-based bunfight that continues to make us laugh. Hugh Dennis and this week's panellists Angela Barnes, Ed Gamble, Rhys James, Nish Kumar and Tiff Stevenson review what will surely prove to be another eventful week.
Mike Bradley, The Guardian, 7th September 201850 Fringe one-liners that deserved to win Funniest Joke
It's been ten years since Dave launched the Funniest Joke of the Fringe award, and there have been some worthy winners over the years. There have, however, been some unlucky losers.
Finlay Greig, i Newspaper, 28th June 2018Tiff Stevenson on sexism in comedy
She doesn't think #MeToo should be off-limits for male comics -- but jokes live and die by how good they are. "It just means that your s****y, base misogynistic jokes aren't gonna work now. That's kind of the last bastion. We knocked out s****y racist jokes," she says. "The amount of male comics I see doing jokes about how disgusting their wives' vaginas were after they'd given birth, you just go 'oh, bore off'."
Jessie Thompson, Evening Standard, 22nd May 2018Tiff Stevenson interview
The standup and actor spills the beans on the things that make her laugh the most, from Wanda Sykes to magic mushrooms.
Harriet Gibsone, The Guardian, 13th April 2018Have I Got News For You and the problem of women
The comedian Bridget Christie has been a team member on HIGNFY twice - the second time in 2014, shortly after winning the Edinburgh Comedy Award. "The second time was not a fun experience. I said, 'I don't think I'll do this again.'"
Alice Jones, i Newspaper, 6th April 2018My comedy hero: Tiff Stevenson on Wanda Sykes
As she takes Bombshell across the UK, Tiff Stevenson picks the stand-up and social commentator as her comic idol.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 22nd January 2018Best of 2017: comedy
The shows that have stayed with me.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 28th December 2017How People Just Do Nothing has triumphed
The BBC comedy People Just Do Nothing has undergone a seven-year journey from raw webisodes on a homemade YouTube channel called Wasteman TV, to a slot on Netflix US and growing popularity with American hipsters.
Ian Burrell, i Newspaper, 11th September 2017Best reviewed Edinburgh Fringe shows 2017
A list of the best reviewed comedy shows at the 2017 Edinburgh Festival. The list includes Hannah Gadsby, Phil Nichol, Tom Ballard, Mat Ewins, Sarah Kendall and Larry Dean.
British Comedy Guide, 4th September 2017How should the BBC replace panel shows? With more women
Whatever the Beeb comes up with to shake up its comedy output, there must be a better gender balance.
Tiff Stevenson, The Guardian, 28th August 2017