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Comedy picks at the 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
A total of 30 funny shows in August from stand-up, sketch, double-acts, impressionists and talking foxes.
Brian Donaldson, The List, 17th July 2019Tommy Tiernan, Shepherd's Bush Empire review
Playful and poetic.
Veronica Lee, The Arts Desk, 19th April 2019Gilded Balloon adds another 150 Edinburgh Fringe shows
Gilded Balloon has announced another 150 for this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 17th April 2019Derry Girls returns for third series on Channel 4
Channel 4 has ordered a third series of hit sitcom Derry Girls following record ratings for the second series, which finished airing this week.
British Comedy Guide, 9th April 2019Review - Tommy Tiernan: Paddy Crazy Horse
Despite nuggets of wonderful one-liners and occasional shock, Paddy Crazy Horse lacks a little in overall humour.
Jay Nuttall, The Reviews Hub, 8th April 2019Teenage Cancer Trust comedy night 2019 review
Featuring mainstream big-hitter John Bishop, the relatively unknown Susie McCabe and the energetic Seann Walsh and world-weary Romesh Ranganathan, this year's Teenage Cancer Trust benefit at the Royal Albert Hall was a night of gentle, lukewarm 'modern life' comedy, occasionally punctuated by energy and uproar.
Steve Bennett, Chortle, 27th March 2019Tommy Tiernan reported to police over political jokes
Comedian Tommy Tiernan was reported to police over political jokes he made during his Belfast show on Sunday night.
Aoife Kelly, The Independent (Ireland), 12th March 2019Derry Girls, written by Lisa McGee, was another returning comedy that refused to succumb to "difficult second series" syndrome. Set in 1990s Northern Ireland, against the backdrop of the Troubles, Derry Girls once again boasted a sprawling cast with spirit to burn. Erin (Saoirse-Monica Jackson) pontificated about peace from a bath, while Orla (Louisa Harland) sniped: "She's pretending she's on Parkinson again." Ma Mary (Tara Lynne O'Neill) obsessed over a "big bowl", while lesbian Clare (Nicola Coughlan) suffered Da Gerry's (Tommy Tiernan's) attempts to bond with her about kd lang ("You're very talented people").
This episode featured a hopeless Protestant/Catholic school bonding trip, not helped by Jamie Lee O'Donnell's incorrigible Michelle, a girl so lairy I wouldn't put it past her to give a priest a wedgie. Meanwhile, "Small angry penguin woman" Sister Michael (Siobhán McSweeney) was on scene-stealing form again: "You'll go far in life, Jenny, but you'll not be well liked."
Derry Girls has been rightly praised for turning tired Northern Irish stereotypes to ashes in front of our eyes. It's also damn funny, with an ensemble so fine-tuned it verges on comedic ballet, and prickly writing that even dares to lampoon the yearning for peace: "All right, Erin, there's no need to make a big song and dance about it". Great stuff.
Euan Ferguson, The Guardian, 10th March 2019TV preview: Derry Girls, C4
This is a show that rarely hits a bum note.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 4th March 2019Derry Girls interview
Maiden City takes cast and crew to its heart.
Kelly Allen, Belfast Telegraph, 4th March 2019