The British Empire gave Indian stand-up Anuvab Pal a colonial accent and British values and suddenly left. Now he lives in contemporary India – a billion confident humans, fed on social media and... more
Interviews
Hal Cruttenden is a busy bee. This summer he is off to Edinburgh with his new show Chubster and then he takes it on the road for his biggest tour yet. And not only that he is dusting off the old... more
Observational comedy ninja Jimeoin returns to Edinburgh this summer with not one but two mighty shows. There's the nightly Result at 8.40pm, full of his usual trademark pin-sharp reflections on the... more
It's shaping up to be both a great and a busy year for Daniel Sloss. The 27-year-old's full-length specials Dark and Jigsaw (formerly titled So?) will be streamed on Netflix later in 2018,... more
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2018 runs from August 3 - 27. Today Beyond The Joke kicks off its annual season of interviews to get you all excited about the comedy in store. And we are starting off... more
You’re co-presenting a new six-part entertainment series with Big Narstie – what can you reveal about the show and what kind of guests have you got lined up?MG: It’s a show with a breath of fresh air... more
New sitcom Stath Lets Flats stars Jamie Demetriou as Stath, an incompetent lettings agent at 'Michael & Eagle Lettings', a dodgy London lettings agency run by his father. Stath Lets... more
New sitcom Stath Lets Flats stars Jamie Demetriou as Stath, an incompetent lettings agent at 'Michael & Eagle Lettings', a dodgy London lettings agency run by his father. His real-life... more
New sitcom Stath Lets Flats stars Jamie Demetriou as Stath, an incompetent lettings agent at 'Michael & Eagle Lettings', a dodgy London lettings agency run by his father. Jamie Demetriou... more
A slightly longer version of this interview appeared in the Evening Standard in April here. Twelve months ago I predicted that Rachel Parris would be famous. She was writing catchy comic songs,... more
