I could have saved myself a lot of time as a judge at this year’s Sketch Off Final. By a quirk of running order, my first three choices were the first three acts out of twelve, in precisely that... more
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If you want to get into the Musical Comedy Awards final get a guitar. But if you want to win it do something different. That was the takeaway of another strong final that was dominated by string-... more
Ian Fletcher (Hugh Bonneville) is back and after using his portfolio of skills to help out the BBC and the London Olympics now he has crossed the Atlantic to run a department involved in the imminent... more
Riki Lindhome jokes at the start of Dead Inside that although her musical comedy show is about her “fertility journey” she hates the term “journey” when it is used in this context. You wouldn’t call... more
I think it would be fair to say that you could describe Alasdair Beckett-King's look as distinctive without worrying that a defamation charge will land in your inbox. Long auburn/copper hair, mud-... more
From Fawlty Towers to Have I Got News for You it's usually America that adapts English shows, so that already makes the UK version of US comedy warhorse Saturday Night Live an anomaly. Plus there's a... more
Can comedy lightning strike twice? It would appear that in the case of Last One Laughing UK it really can. After the runaway success of the show last year the second season has just dropped and... more
Please don't call me a traitor but I didn't think the first epsiode of the new Friday night chat show fronted by Claudia Winkleman was very good. I'm sure it'll improve from here and as a big chat... more
Simon Evans is 60. He states this fact at the start of his set, and it provides the foundation for the themes and most of the jokes that ensue, as well as a handy marker for the average age of his... more
There is powerpoint presentation in comedy and then there is Josh Sharp. While the likes of Dave Gorman pepper their shows with judiciously placed clips and slides, American performer Sharp explains... more
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