The Edinburgh Fringe Festival starts in just over six weeks, so any act who takes their comedy seriously ought to be road-testing their show regularly by now. Richard Herring, for example, tried out his latest show, We're All Going to Die, for the first time in Chippenham a few days ago. As I was...
Josie Long (pictures by Idil Sukan at Draw HQ) was one of my favourite comedians even before she co-founded Arts Emergency to help students study arts degrees. I don't always agree with her but...
Interview
I always get nervous when I go to a show that is being filmed for a DVD release. What if the performer fluffs some lines? What if some twat in the audience decides to shout inane heckles and/or...
Review
An early Week Ahead this week, as it involves a big gig at the start of the week that might take some forward planning. Bill Bailey's recent tours have taken in venues of contrasting sizes, from...
Preview
Aziz Ansari's one-off in London last night at the Apollo was a major step up from his last visit here in 2011 when he played the intimate Soho Theatre. You can put that down to Parks & Recreation...
Review
A bumper crop of gongs for our comedy brethren in the Queen's Birthday Honours List this morning. Tony "Baldrick" Robinson gets a knighthood for his public and political work and Rowan Atkinson is...
Opinion
